Where does “竹輪” come from?

竹輪 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 輪, from Japanese 腕輪, from Japanese 腕 — arm; ability; skill; talent.

竹輪 (Japanese): chikuwa tube-shaped fish-paste cake, a particular way of preparing kamaboko

Definitions

  1. chikuwa tube-shaped fish-paste cake, a particular way of preparing kamaboko

Ancestry of “竹輪”, step by step

竹輪 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 輪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese輪ring; circle
2Japanese腕輪bracelet
3Japanese腕arm; ability; skill; talent

via Japanese 竹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese竹bamboo; the middle of a 3-tier ranking system

Words derived from “竹輪”

Every word from Japanese 腕 →Every word from Japanese 輪 →Every word from Japanese 腕輪 →