Where does “手切れ” come from?

手切れ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

手切れ (Japanese): severance of connections; solatium for severing...

Definitions

  1. severance of connections; solatium for severing...

Ancestry of “手切れ”, step by step

手切れ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 手

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
2Middle Chinese手—

via Japanese 切れる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切れるbe cut off, break, snap, burst, collapse; be cut,...
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