Where does “胡麻塩” come from?

胡麻塩 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 塩, from Middle Chinese 鹽.

胡麻塩 (Japanese): gomashio (a condiment made from ground toasted unhulled brown or black sesame seeds and salt)

Definitions

  1. gomashio (a condiment made from ground toasted unhulled brown or black sesame seeds and salt)

Ancestry of “胡麻塩”, step by step

胡麻塩 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 塩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese塩salt; saltiness; hardship, toil, trouble
2Middle Chinese鹽—

via Japanese 胡麻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese胡麻sesame
Every word from Middle Chinese 鹽 →Every word from Japanese 塩 →