Where does “帷子” come from?

帷子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 片 — one part of a pair; partial.

帷子 (Japanese): a cloth curtain used as a partition; unlined...

Definitions

  1. a cloth curtain used as a partition; unlined...

Ancestry of “帷子”, step by step

帷子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 片

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese片one part of a pair; partial

via Japanese 枚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese枚an object that is thin and flat

Words derived from “帷子”

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