Where does “kanzashi” come from?

kanzashi (English) comes from Japanese 簪, from Japanese 髪 — hair on the head.

kanzashi (English): An ornamental hairpin; hair ornament

Definitions

  1. An ornamental hairpin; hair ornament

Ancestry of “kanzashi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese簪a hairpin, particularly a fancy decorative...
2Japanese髪hair on the head
Every word from Japanese 髪 →Every word from Japanese 簪 →