Where does “手洗い” come from?

手洗い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

手洗い (Japanese): hand washing, washing one's hands; washing by...

Definitions

  1. hand washing, washing one's hands; washing by...

Ancestry of “手洗い”, step by step

手洗い 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 洗い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese洗いwashing; sashimi chilled in ice water

Words derived from “手洗い”

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