Where does “katashiro” come from?

katashiro (English) comes from Japanese 形代, from Japanese 形, from Middle Chinese 形.

katashiro (English): A traditional Japanese paper doll, used as a talisman to perform a certain form of self-purification

Definitions

  1. A traditional Japanese paper doll, used as a talisman to perform a certain form of self-purification

Ancestry of “katashiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形代a traditional Japanese paper doll used in certain purification rituals
2Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
3Middle Chinese形—
Every word from Middle Chinese 形 →Every word from Japanese 形 →Every word from Japanese 形代 →
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