Where does “横車” come from?

横車 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 横, from Middle Chinese 橫.

横車 (Japanese): a metaphor for stubbornness, obstinacy

Definitions

  1. a metaphor for stubbornness, obstinacy

Ancestry of “横車”, step by step

横車 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 横

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese横side
2Middle Chinese橫—

via Japanese 車

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese車a car, an automobile, a carriage, a cart; a...
2Middle Chinese車cart, vehicle
Every word from Middle Chinese 橫 →Every word from Japanese 横 →