Where does “סכין יפני” come from?

סכין יפני (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew סַכִּין — knife, blade.

סכין יפני (Hebrew): A utility knife

Definitions

  1. A utility knife

Ancestry of “סכין יפני”, step by step

סכין יפני traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew סַכִּין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewסַכִּיןknife, blade

via Hebrew יַפָּנִי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיַפָּנִיJapanese
Every word from Hebrew סַכִּין