Where does “nunchaku” come from?
nunchaku (English) comes from Japanese 双節棍, from Min Nan 兩節棍, from Min Nan 兩 — two.
nunchaku (English): A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan,...
Definitions
- A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan,...
Ancestry of “nunchaku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 双節棍 | nunchucks |
| 2 | Min Nan | 兩節棍 | — |
| 3 | Min Nan | 兩 | two |