Where does “koto” come from?
Koto comes from Middle Chinese きん, a stringed musical instrument whose name was borrowed into Japanese as 琴.
koto (English): A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous...
Definitions
- A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous...
Ancestry of “koto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 箏 | koto: a Japanese zither derived from the Chinese guzheng |