Where does “お手並み” come from?

お手並み (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手並み, from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

Ancestry of “お手並み”, step by step

お手並み traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 手並み

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手並みskill, ability
2Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
3Middle Chinese手—

via Japanese お

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお諾 yes, alright, okay; オ a sign used in some...
2Middle Chinese惡—
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手並み →