Where does “拳銃” come from?
拳銃 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 拳, from Middle Chinese 拳.
拳銃 (Japanese): a handgun
Ancestry of “拳銃”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 拳 | a fist; any of the martial arts that use the... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 拳 | — |