Where does “懐中電灯” come from?
懐中電灯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 懐中, from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.
懐中電灯 (Japanese): a flashlight; a torch
Definitions
- a flashlight; a torch
Ancestry of “懐中電灯”, step by step
懐中電灯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 懐中
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 懐中 | one's pocket |
| 2 | Japanese | 中 | middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;... |
| 3 | Japanese | 中今 | the present, as a privileged moment in eternity |
| 4 | Japanese | 今 | now; just now; soon |
via Japanese 電灯
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 電灯 | light, electric light |