Where does “老舗” come from?
老舗 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 舗 — shop.
老舗 (Japanese): an old shop with a long history of doing the same business
Definitions
- an old shop with a long history of doing the same business
Ancestry of “老舗”, step by step
老舗 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 舗
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 舗 | shop |
via Japanese 仕似す
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 仕似す | to imitate; to succeed the occupation of one's... |
via Japanese 老
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 老 | — |