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

館 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 立ち

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

via Japanese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
2Middle Chinese形—

via Japanese 室

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese室room
2Middle Chinese室—

Words derived from “館”

Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立ち →