Where does “kirigami” come from?

kirigami (English) comes from Japanese きりがみ, from Japanese 紙, from Middle Chinese 紙.

kirigami (English): An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted

Definitions

  1. An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted

Ancestry of “kirigami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseきりがみkirigami
2Japanese紙paper
3Middle Chinese紙—
Every word from Middle Chinese 紙 →Every word from Japanese 紙 →Every word from Japanese きりがみ →
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