Where does “東琴” come from?

東琴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 東, from Old Japanese 東, from Old Japanese 天, from Proto-Japonic *amay.

東琴 (Japanese): a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform...

Definitions

  1. a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform...

Ancestry of “東琴”, step by step

東琴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 東

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese東the east; the Orient; an easterly
2Old Japanese東the east; the lands east of the 都
3Old Japanese天sky, heavens
4Proto-Japonic*amay—

via Japanese 琴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese琴koto: a Japanese zither derived from the Chinese...
2Middle Chinese琴—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *amay →Every word from Old Japanese 天 →Every word from Old Japanese 東 →