Where does “微塵粉” come from?

微塵粉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 粉, from Old Japanese こ, from Proto-Japonic kə.

微塵粉 (Japanese): rice granules; coarse glutinous rice flour, often...

Definitions

  1. rice granules; coarse glutinous rice flour, often...

Ancestry of “微塵粉”, step by step

微塵粉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 粉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese粉powder; flour
2Old Japaneseこthis
3Proto-Japonickə—

via Japanese 微塵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese微塵small piece, particle, fragment
Every word from Proto-Japonic kə →Every word from Old Japanese こ →Every word from Japanese 粉 →