Where does “origami” come from?

Origami comes from Japanese おりがみ, a compound of Japanese おり meaning "folding" and kami meaning "paper."

origami (English): The Japanese art of paper folding; A piece of art...

Definitions

  1. The Japanese art of paper folding; A piece of art...

Ancestry of “origami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese折り紙origami
2Japanese紙paper
3Middle Chinese紙—

Words derived from “origami”

Every word from Middle Chinese 紙 →Every word from Japanese 紙 →Every word from Japanese 折り紙 →