Where does “天象儀” come from?

天象儀 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 儀, from Middle Chinese 儀.

天象儀 (Japanese): planetarium projector

Definitions

  1. planetarium projector

Ancestry of “天象儀”, step by step

天象儀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 儀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese儀ceremony; thing; thing, in relation to
2Middle Chinese儀—

via Japanese 天象

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天象astronomical phenomena; weather
2Middle Chinese天象—
Every word from Middle Chinese 儀 →Every word from Japanese 儀 →