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Where does “包丁” come from?

包丁 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 庖丁.

包丁 (Japanese): kitchen knife, cooking knife, cleaver

Definitions

  1. kitchen knife, cooking knife, cleaver

Ancestry of “包丁”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese庖丁—
Every word from Middle Chinese 庖丁 →