Where does “太鼓” come from?
太鼓 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 太, from Middle Chinese 太 — great.
太鼓 (Japanese): a drum; more specifically, one of various sizes...
Definitions
- a drum; more specifically, one of various sizes...
Ancestry of “太鼓”, step by step
太鼓 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 太
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 太 | fatness; a fat person, a fatty; fat-necked... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 太 | great |
via Japanese 鼓
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鼓 | generic name for musical instruments with a... |