Where does “temaki” come from?

temaki (English) comes from Japanese 手巻き, from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

temaki (English): A type of sushi in the form of a cone

Definitions

  1. A type of sushi in the form of a cone

Ancestry of “temaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手巻きwinding by hand; rolling by hand
2Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
3Middle Chinese手—
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手巻き →