Where does “品切れ” come from?

品切れ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 品, from Middle Chinese 品.

品切れ (Japanese): out of stock

Definitions

  1. out of stock

Ancestry of “品切れ”, step by step

品切れ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 品

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese品article, goods; stock; quality
2Middle Chinese品—

via Japanese 切れ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切れsharpness, cutting quality; cloth; piece, bit,...
2Japanese切れるbe cut off, break, snap, burst, collapse; be cut,...
Every word from Middle Chinese 品 →Every word from Japanese 品 →