Where does “торії” come from?

торії (Ukrainian) comes from Japanese 鳥居, from Japanese 居, from Middle Chinese 居 — dwelling; residence.

торії (Ukrainian): torii

Definitions

  1. torii

Ancestry of “торії”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鳥居a torii: a symbolic gate to a Shinto shrine or...
2Japanese居residence
3Middle Chinese居dwelling; residence
Every word from Middle Chinese 居 →Every word from Japanese 居 →Every word from Japanese 鳥居 →