Where does “梁” come from?

梁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 内, from Middle Chinese 內.

梁 (Japanese): beam, joist; fish trap, fish weir

Definitions

  1. beam, joist; fish trap, fish weir

Ancestry of “梁”, step by step

梁 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 内

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese内inside, within; between, among; while, during,...
2Middle Chinese內—

via Japanese 張り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese張りstretching
2Japanese張るspread, fill; swell; put up, spread

via Middle Chinese 梁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese梁—
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