Where does “手鏡” come from?

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

手鏡 (Japanese): a handmirror

Definitions

  1. a handmirror

Ancestry of “手鏡”, step by step

手鏡 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 鏡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鏡a mirror
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →