Where does “kamon” come from?

kamon (English) comes from Japanese 家紋, from Middle Chinese かもん.

kamon (English): A Japanese family crest

Definitions

  1. A Japanese family crest

Ancestry of “kamon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese家紋a crest for a household or family
2Middle Chineseかもん—
Every word from Middle Chinese かもん →Every word from Japanese 家紋 →