Where does “tatame” come from?

tatame (Portuguese) comes from Japanese 畳, from Japanese 畳む — fold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop...

tatame (Portuguese): tatami

Definitions

  1. tatami

Ancestry of “tatame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese畳tatami; a tatami mat; repeat, duplicate;...
2Japanese畳むfold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop...
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