Where does “短冊” come from?

短冊 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 短, from Middle Chinese 短 — short.

短冊 (Japanese): tanzaku; A small strip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during Tanabata

Definitions

  1. tanzaku; A small strip of paper that can be written on, especially those hung on bamboo or other trees during Tanabata

Ancestry of “短冊”, step by step

短冊 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 短

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese短fault, weak point; minor
2Middle Chinese短short

via Middle Chinese 冊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese冊—

Words derived from “短冊”

Every word from Middle Chinese 短 →Every word from Japanese 短 →