Where does “擲弾筒” come from?

擲弾筒 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 筒, from Japanese 胴, from Middle Chinese 胴.

擲弾筒 (Japanese): grenade launcher

Definitions

  1. grenade launcher

Ancestry of “擲弾筒”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筒tube; hub
2Japanese胴body, torso, trunk
3Middle Chinese胴—
Every word from Middle Chinese 胴 →Every word from Japanese 胴 →Every word from Japanese 筒 →