Where does “シロカニ” come from?

シロカニ (Ainu) comes from Japanese 白金, from Middle Chinese 白金.

シロカニ (Ainu): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “シロカニ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese白金platinum; silver, particularly silver powder used...
2Middle Chinese白金—
Every word from Middle Chinese 白金 →Every word from Japanese 白金 →