Where does “” come from?

局 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk — to bend.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kəwkto bend

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk
局 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer