Where does “振り子時計” come from?
振り子時計 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 振り子, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
振り子時計 (Japanese): a pendulum clock
Ancestry of “振り子時計”, step by step
振り子時計 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 振り子
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 振り子 | a pendulum |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
via Japanese 時計
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 時計 | a clock, a watch, a timepiece, a timekeeper |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 土圭 | — |