Where does “手球” come from?

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

手球 (Japanese): a cue ball

Definitions

  1. a cue ball

Ancestry of “手球”, step by step

手球 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 球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese球sphere, globe, orb; pitch; vacuum tube, valve
2Middle Chinese毬—
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →