Where does “手裏剣術” come from?
手裏剣術 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手裏剣, from Japanese 剣, from Middle Chinese けん, from Middle Chinese 元.
手裏剣術 (Japanese): shuriken technique
Ancestry of “手裏剣術”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 手裏剣 | shuriken, throwing star |
| 2 | Japanese | 剣 | a sword, "especially" one with a double-edged... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | けん | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 元 | — |