Where does “画図” come from?

画図 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 図, from Middle Chinese 圖.

画図 (Japanese): Alternative spelling of 絵図: a drawing, an...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of 絵図: a drawing, an...

Ancestry of “画図”, step by step

画図 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 図

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese図diagram, figure, illustration
2Middle Chinese圖—

via Japanese 画

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
2Middle Chinese畫drawing

via Chinese 畫圖

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese畫圖to draw a picture; to draw designs, maps, etc.;...
Every word from Middle Chinese 圖 →Every word from Japanese 図 →