Where does “柄” come from?

柄 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 柄, from Japanese 枝, from Old Japanese えだ.

Ancestry of “柄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese柄a handle, a grip, a shaft, a haft; a sprout; an...
2Japanese枝branch, limbs; edge
3Old Japaneseえだ—
Every word from Old Japanese えだ →Every word from Japanese 枝 →Every word from Japanese 柄 →