Where does “衣食住” come from?
衣食住 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 衣, from Japanese 着, from Japanese 着る — put on or wear on the upper body or the entire...
衣食住 (Japanese): clothing, food, and shelter; basic living requirements
Definitions
- clothing, food, and shelter; basic living requirements
Ancestry of “衣食住”, step by step
衣食住 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 衣
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 衣 | clothes, clothing; a robe; a coating on an item... |
| 2 | Japanese | 着 | arrival at a location; the wearing of clothing; a... |
| 3 | Japanese | 着る | put on or wear on the upper body or the entire... |
via Japanese 食
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 食 | food; grain; a meal |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 食 | — |
via Japanese 住
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 住 | the act of dwelling, residing, living in a place;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | しゅう' | — |