Where does “機” come from?
機 (Japanese) comes from Japanese こうべうち, from Japanese 打ち, from Japanese 打つ, from Japanese うつ — 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,...
機 (Japanese): a machine, a device; a contraption; a loom; an...
Definitions
- a machine, a device; a contraption; a loom; an...
Ancestry of “機”, step by step
機 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese こうべうち
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | こうべうち | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 打ち | adds emphasis to verbs |
| 3 | Japanese | 打つ | to hit, to beat, to strike; to hit; to type |
| 4 | Japanese | うつ | 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,... |
via Middle Chinese 機
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 機 | — |