Where does “棒高跳” come from?
棒高跳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 棒, from Middle Chinese 棒 — staff, club.
棒高跳 (Japanese): the pole vault
Definitions
- the pole vault
Ancestry of “棒高跳”, step by step
棒高跳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 棒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 棒 | a staff, measuring 6 尺 (about 1.8 meters), used in martial arts such as 棒術 |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 棒 | staff, club |
via Japanese 高跳び
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 高跳び | high jump |