Where does “手榴弾” come from?

手榴弾 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

手榴弾 (Japanese): a hand grenade

Definitions

  1. a hand grenade

Ancestry of “手榴弾”, step by step

手榴弾 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 榴弾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese榴弾a high explosive
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →