Where does “tachi” come from?

tachi (English) comes from Japanese 太刀, from Japanese 断ち.

tachi (English): A pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with more curvature

Definitions

  1. A pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with more curvature

Ancestry of “tachi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese太刀a type of longsword; a sword positioned with the...
2Japanese断ち—
Every word from Japanese 断ち →Every word from Japanese 太刀 →
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