Where does “橋爪” come from?

橋爪 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 詰め, from Japanese 詰める — to stuff; to fill; to cram.

橋爪 (Japanese): the foot or end of a bridge

Definitions

  1. the foot or end of a bridge

Ancestry of “橋爪”, step by step

橋爪 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 詰め

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese詰めstuffing, packing into a container; continuing,...
2Japanese詰めるto stuff; to fill; to cram

via Japanese 橋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese橋that which is constructed to connect two points...
Every word from Japanese 詰める →Every word from Japanese 詰め →