Where does “折り紙” come from?

折り紙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 紙, from Middle Chinese 紙.

折り紙 (Japanese): origami

Definitions

  1. origami

Ancestry of “折り紙”, step by step

折り紙 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 紙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紙paper
2Middle Chinese紙—

via Japanese 折り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese折り—

via Japanese 折る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese折るto bend, to fold; Alternative spelling of へずる

Words derived from “折り紙”

Every word from Middle Chinese 紙 →Every word from Japanese 紙 →