Where does “手旗” come from?

手旗 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

手旗 (Japanese): a "hand flag"

Definitions

  1. a "hand flag"

Ancestry of “手旗”, step by step

手旗 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 旗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese旗flag; banner

Words derived from “手旗”

Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →