Where does “株札” come from?

株札 (Japanese) comes from Japanese カフ, from Portuguese Cabo, from Old Portuguese cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

株札 (Japanese): kabufuda; small, rigid Japanese playing cards, a single deck consisting of 40 cards with values ranging from 1 to 10, used for playing hand-comparing betting games such as

Definitions

  1. kabufuda; small, rigid Japanese playing cards, a single deck consisting of 40 cards with values ranging from 1 to 10, used for playing hand-comparing betting games such as

Ancestry of “株札”, step by step

株札 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese カフ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseカフcuff
2PortugueseCabocape piece of land extending beyond the coast
3Old Portuguesecabobesides; nearby
4Vulgar Latincapus
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesestump of a tree; stock; share of stock
2Middle Chineseしゅ
3Middle Chinese

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesepaper money, a bill, a note; a card, a plate, a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-