Where does “五輪塔” come from?

五輪塔 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 五輪, from Japanese 輪, from Japanese 腕輪, from Japanese 腕 — arm; ability; skill; talent.

五輪塔 (Japanese): five-ringed pagoda

Definitions

  1. five-ringed pagoda

Ancestry of “五輪塔”, step by step

五輪塔 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 五輪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese五輪concept based on the philosophy of 五大
2Japanese輪ring; circle
3Japanese腕輪bracelet
4Japanese腕arm; ability; skill; talent

via Japanese 塔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese塔a tower; a pagoda, a stupa; a steeple, spire
2Middle Chineseとう—
3Middle Chinese刀knife
Every word from Japanese 腕 →Every word from Japanese 輪 →Every word from Japanese 腕輪 →