Where does “連休” come from?

連休 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 連, from Middle Chinese 連.

連休 (Japanese): consecutive days off

Definitions

  1. consecutive days off

Ancestry of “連休”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese連take along, lead, join, connect; linking,...
2Middle Chinese連—
Every word from Middle Chinese 連 →Every word from Japanese 連 →