Where does “形代” come from?

形代 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 形, from Middle Chinese 形.

形代 (Japanese): a traditional Japanese paper doll used in certain purification rituals

Definitions

  1. a traditional Japanese paper doll used in certain purification rituals

Ancestry of “形代”, step by step

形代 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
2Middle Chinese形—

via Japanese 代

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese代substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit...
2Middle Chinese代—

Words derived from “形代”

Every word from Middle Chinese 形 →Every word from Japanese 形 →