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Where does “館” come from?

館 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立ち, from Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

館 (Japanese): a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a...

Definitions

  1. a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a...

Ancestry of “館”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立ちstanding, standing up; standing; starting,...
2Japanese立つto stand, to stand up, to rise; to depart; to...
3Proto-Japonictatu—

Words derived from “館”

  • 博物館
  • 映画館
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