Where does “白紙” come from?

白紙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 白, from Middle Chinese 白.

白紙 (Japanese): white paper

Definitions

  1. white paper

Ancestry of “白紙”, step by step

白紙 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 白

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese白the color white; innocence; a white go stone
2Middle Chinese白—

via Japanese 紙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紙paper
2Middle Chinese紙—
Every word from Middle Chinese 白 →Every word from Japanese 白 →