Where does “手甲” come from?

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

手甲 (Japanese): the back of the hand; a piece of armor or...

Definitions

  1. the back of the hand; a piece of armor or...

Ancestry of “手甲”, step by step

手甲 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 甲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese甲carapace, shell; something A; armor
2Middle Chinese甲—

Words derived from “手甲”

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