Where does “卓球” come from?

卓球 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 球, from Middle Chinese 毬.

卓球 (Japanese): table tennis

Definitions

  1. table tennis

Ancestry of “卓球”, step by step

卓球 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese球sphere, globe, orb; pitch; vacuum tube, valve
2Middle Chinese毬—

via Japanese 卓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese卓table, desk

Words derived from “卓球”

Every word from Middle Chinese 毬 →Every word from Japanese 球 →