Where does “まがたま” come from?

まがたま (Japanese) comes from Japanese 玉, from Middle Chinese 玉.

まがたま (Japanese): a particular kind of curved bead, resembling a...

Definitions

  1. a particular kind of curved bead, resembling a...

Ancestry of “まがたま”, step by step

まがたま traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 玉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese玉"any spherical or similarly-rounded object"; a...
2Middle Chinese玉—

via Japanese 曲が

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese曲がbent, bending

Words derived from “まがたま”

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