Where does “団扇” come from?
団扇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 羽, from Japanese 根, from Old Japanese 根.
団扇 (Japanese): a rigid hand fan that does not fold; short for...
Definitions
- a rigid hand fan that does not fold; short for...
Ancestry of “団扇”, step by step
団扇 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 羽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 羽 | the portion of a feather where the quill attaches... |
| 2 | Japanese | 根 | a root; the source; the root; nature; the... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 根 | — |
via Japanese 打ち
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 打ち | adds emphasis to verbs |
| 2 | Japanese | 打つ | to hit, to beat, to strike; to hit; to type |
| 3 | Japanese | うつ | 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,... |
via Middle Chinese 團扇
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 團扇 | — |