Where does “嚢中の錐” come from?

嚢中の錐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.

Ancestry of “嚢中の錐”, step by step

嚢中の錐 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
2Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
3Japanese今now; just now; soon

via Japanese 嚢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese嚢Alternative form of 袋

via Korean 錐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean錐cone
Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →