Where does “和琴” come from?

和琴 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 和.

和琴 (Japanese): a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform...

Definitions

  1. a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform...

Ancestry of “和琴”, step by step

和琴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 和

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese和—

via Middle Chinese 琴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese琴—
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