Where does “judoka” come from?

judoka (Polish) comes from Japanese 柔道家, from Japanese 家, from Japanese 家紋, from Middle Chinese かもん.

judoka (Polish): judoka

Definitions

  1. judoka

Ancestry of “judoka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese柔道家judoka, A practitioner of the Japanese martial...
2Japanese家a house; one's own home; a home, household
3Japanese家紋a crest for a household or family
4Middle Chineseかもん—
Every word from Middle Chinese かもん →Every word from Japanese 家紋 →Every word from Japanese 家 →