Where does “取り手” come from?

取り手 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 取り, from Japanese 取る — to steal; take, pick up; to take.

取り手 (Japanese): grip, handle, knob

Definitions

  1. grip, handle, knob

Ancestry of “取り手”, step by step

取り手 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 取り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese取りremover; taking, capturing; take
2Japanese取るto steal; take, pick up; to take

via Japanese 手

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
2Middle Chinese手—
Every word from Japanese 取る →Every word from Japanese 取り →