Where does “切断” come from?

切断 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 断, from Middle Chinese 斷.

切断 (Japanese): cutting, cutting off, severance; cut, cut off,...

Definitions

  1. cutting, cutting off, severance; cut, cut off,...

Ancestry of “切断”, step by step

切断 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 断

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese断judgement
2Middle Chinese斷—

via Japanese 切

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切cut, sever; cutting; to cut
Every word from Middle Chinese 斷 →Every word from Japanese 断 →