Where does “荒布” come from?
荒布 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 荒海藻, from Old Japanese 荒 — violent, intense, rough.
荒布 (Japanese): arame
Ancestry of “荒布”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 荒海藻 | — |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 荒 | violent, intense, rough |