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Furoshiki

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a traditional Japanese square cloth used to wrap and carry goods or gifts

Where does the word "furoshiki" come from? It comes from Japanese furoshiki, adopted directly into English (2000s-2010s).

furoshiki→furoshiki

Japanese · medieval

"a square wrapping cloth"

literally 'bath spread', a cloth once used to bundle clothes at the bathhouse

English · 2000s-2010s

"a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth"

borrowed by design and sustainability writers promoting cloth wrapping over paper

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