Where does “拳銃” come from?
拳銃 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 拳, from Middle Chinese 拳.
拳銃 (Japanese): a handgun
Definitions
- a handgun
Ancestry of “拳銃”, step by step
拳銃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 拳
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 拳 | a fist; any of the martial arts that use the... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 拳 | — |
via Japanese 銃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 銃 | gun; Alternative spelling of 筒 |