Where does “てつき” come from?

てつき (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

てつき (Japanese): carriage of the hand

Definitions

  1. carriage of the hand

Ancestry of “てつき”, step by step

てつき traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 手

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
2Middle Chinese手—

via Japanese 付き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付きability to stick, impression, quality of...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...
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