Where does “六角” come from?

六角 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 六, from Late Middle Chinese 六.

六角 (Japanese): six corners, hexagon

Definitions

  1. six corners, hexagon

Ancestry of “六角”, step by step

六角 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 六

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese六six; a name of a hole of a wind instrument
2Late Middle Chinese六—

via Japanese 角

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese角A corner; An edge; A street corner
2Middle Chinese角—

Words derived from “六角”

Every word from Late Middle Chinese 六 →Every word from Japanese 六 →