Where does “撥音” come from?

撥音 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 音, from Middle Chinese 音.

撥音 (Japanese): the sound of the kana 'n'; the sound made when...

Definitions

  1. the sound of the kana 'n'; the sound made when...

Ancestry of “撥音”, step by step

撥音 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音sound
2Middle Chinese音—

via Japanese 撥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese撥plectrum for instruments such as the biwa and...
2Middle Chinese把—
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