The word "fundoshi" is commonly believed to have come from "fumitoshi" (meaning "to outthrust both legs"), or from "fumodashi" (meaning "a rope to tie down a horse or a dog"), or from "hodasu" (meaning "to tie down something by a rope so that it will not move freely"). |
「踏通(ふみとおし)」「踏絆(ふもだし)、馬や犬を繋ぎ止める綱」「絆す(ほだす)、動かないよう縄等で繋ぎ止める」から由来するという説が一般的である。 |