Where does “三葉機” come from?

三葉機 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 機, from Japanese こうべうち, from Japanese 打ち, from Japanese 打つ, from Japanese うつ — 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,...

三葉機 (Japanese): triplane

Definitions

triplane

Ancestry of “三葉機”, step by step

三葉機 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 機

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	機	a machine, a device; a contraption; a loom; an...
2	Japanese	こうべうち	—
3	Japanese	打ち	adds emphasis to verbs
4	Japanese	打つ	to hit, to beat, to strike; to hit; to type
5	Japanese	うつ	打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,...

via Japanese 三

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	三	three, 3; third; three
2	Middle Chinese	さん	—

via Japanese 葉

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	葉	leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
2	Middle Chinese	葉	—

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