Where does “aisara” come from?

aisara (Pohnpeian) comes from Japanese 灰皿, from Japanese 灰, from Middle Chinese かい.

aisara (Pohnpeian): ashtray

Definitions

  1. ashtray

Ancestry of “aisara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese灰皿an ashtray
2Japanese灰ash
3Middle Chineseかい—
Every word from Middle Chinese かい →Every word from Japanese 灰 →Every word from Japanese 灰皿 →