Where does “卓球選手” come from?
卓球選手 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 卓球, from Japanese 球, from Middle Chinese 毬.
卓球選手 (Japanese): table tennis player
Definitions
- table tennis player
Ancestry of “卓球選手”, step by step
卓球選手 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 卓球
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 卓球 | table tennis |
| 2 | Japanese | 球 | sphere, globe, orb; pitch; vacuum tube, valve |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 毬 | — |
via Japanese 選手
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 選手 | player, at variety of sports, or games |