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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 玉 | "any spherical or similarly-rounded object"; a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 玉 | — |
via Japanese 曲が
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 曲が | bent, bending |