Where does “壁紙” come from?

壁紙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 紙, from Middle Chinese 紙.

壁紙 (Japanese): wallpaper decorative paper for walls

Definitions

  1. wallpaper decorative paper for walls

Ancestry of “壁紙”, step by step

壁紙 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 紙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紙paper
2Middle Chinese紙—

via Japanese 壁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese壁wall; barrier
Every word from Middle Chinese 紙 →Every word from Japanese 紙 →