Where does “渦巻く” come from?

渦巻く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 渦, from Middle Chinese 渦.

渦巻く (Japanese): to swirl

Definitions

  1. to swirl

Ancestry of “渦巻く”, step by step

渦巻く traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 渦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese渦eddy, swirl, whirlpool, vortex
2Middle Chinese渦—

via Japanese 巻く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巻くroll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind
Every word from Middle Chinese 渦 →Every word from Japanese 渦 →