Where does “nohkan” come from?

nohkan (English) comes from Japanese 能管, from Japanese 管, from Old Japanese 管 — pipe, tube.

nohkan (English): A transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh...

Definitions

  1. A transverse flute used to accompany Japanese noh...

Ancestry of “nohkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese能管a transverse flute used to accompany a Japanese...
2Japanese管pipe; a wind instrument; a pipe or tube, such as...
3Old Japanese管pipe, tube
Every word from Old Japanese 管 →Every word from Japanese 管 →Every word from Japanese 能管 →