Where does “柄” come from?

柄 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 枝, from Old Japanese えだ.

柄 (Japanese): a handle, a grip, a shaft, a haft; a sprout; an...

Definitions

  1. a handle, a grip, a shaft, a haft; a sprout; an...

Ancestry of “柄”, step by step

柄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 枝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese枝branch, limbs; edge
2Old Japaneseえだ—

via Old Japanese 柄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese柄—

Words derived from “柄”

Every word from Old Japanese えだ →Every word from Japanese 枝 →