Where does “倭琴” come from?

倭琴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 琴, from Middle Chinese 琴.

倭琴 (Japanese): Alternative spelling of 和琴: a six-stringed koto...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of 和琴: a six-stringed koto...

Ancestry of “倭琴”, step by step

倭琴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 琴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese琴koto: a Japanese zither derived from the Chinese...
2Middle Chinese琴—

via Japanese 倭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese倭Japan, Japanese
2Middle Chinese倭—
Every word from Middle Chinese 琴 →Every word from Japanese 琴 →