Where does “切り紙” come from?

切り紙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

切り紙 (Japanese): kirigami

Definitions

  1. kirigami

Ancestry of “切り紙”, step by step

切り紙 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 切る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

via Japanese 紙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紙paper
2Middle Chinese紙—
Every word from Japanese 裏 →Every word from Japanese 切る →Every word from Japanese 裏切り →