Where does “kintsugi” come from?

kintsugi (English) comes from Japanese 金継ぎ, from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.

kintsugi (English): The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with...

Definitions

  1. The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with...

Ancestry of “kintsugi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金継ぎ"kintsugi"
2Japanese金metal; money; firmness, strength
3Middle Chinese金—
Every word from Middle Chinese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金継ぎ →
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