Where does “歩行器” come from?

歩行器 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 器, from Middle Chinese 器.

歩行器 (Japanese): a walking frame

Definitions

  1. a walking frame

Ancestry of “歩行器”, step by step

歩行器 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 器

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese器device; instrument; container, vessel; a tool, a...
2Middle Chinese器—

via Japanese 歩行

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歩行a walk; to walk
Every word from Middle Chinese 器 →Every word from Japanese 器 →