Where does “手鉤” come from?

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

手鉤 (Japanese): a small fire hook used by firemen: a...

Definitions

  1. a small fire hook used by firemen: a...

Ancestry of “手鉤”, step by step

手鉤 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 鉤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鉤hook
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →