Where does “楔形文字” come from?

楔形文字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文字, from Middle Chinese 文字.

楔形文字 (Japanese): cuneiform

Definitions

  1. cuneiform

Ancestry of “楔形文字”, step by step

楔形文字 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 文字

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文字a letter, a character; script, writing system; a...
2Middle Chinese文字—

via Japanese 楔形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese楔形—
Every word from Middle Chinese 文字 →Every word from Japanese 文字 →