Where does “新手” come from?

新手 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

新手 (Japanese): beginner, novice, newcomer, reinforcements; a new...

Definitions

  1. beginner, novice, newcomer, reinforcements; a new...

Ancestry of “新手”, step by step

新手 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 手

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
2Middle Chinese手—

via Japanese 新

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese新a novelty
2Middle Chinese新—
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →