Where does “magatama” come from?
magatama (English) comes from Japanese 勾玉, from Japanese 玉, from Middle Chinese 玉.
magatama (English): A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan,...
Definitions
- A curved bead from the Jōmon period in Japan,...
Ancestry of “magatama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 勾玉 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 玉 | "any spherical or similarly-rounded object"; a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 玉 | — |