Where does “匙” come from?
匙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.
匙 (Japanese): spoon, scoop; a scoop for food; a wooden sword...
Definitions
- spoon, scoop; a scoop for food; a wooden sword...
Ancestry of “匙”, step by step
匙 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 茶
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 茶 | tea; brown |
| 2 | Japanese | 葉 | leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 葉 | — |
via Japanese 掬い
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 掬い | scooping |
via Middle Chinese 匙
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 匙 | spoon |