Where does “麻布” come from?
麻布 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 麻, from Old Japanese 麻 — hemp or ramie plant.
麻布 (Japanese): cloth woven of hemp or ramie, similar to linen;...
Definitions
- cloth woven of hemp or ramie, similar to linen;...
Ancestry of “麻布”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 麻 | hemp; flax; linen |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 麻 | hemp or ramie plant |