Where does “竹馬” come from?
竹馬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.
竹馬 (Japanese): a bamboo horse; bamboo stilts; walking on bamboo...
Definitions
- a bamboo horse; bamboo stilts; walking on bamboo...
Ancestry of “竹馬”, step by step
竹馬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 馬
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 馬 | a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 馬 | — |
via Japanese 竹
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 竹 | bamboo; the middle of a 3-tier ranking system |