Where does “筆ペン” come from?

筆ペン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ペン, from Dutch pen, from Middle Dutch penne, from Old French penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

筆ペン (Japanese): brush pen; fudepen ink pen that that mimics the feel of a traditional brush

Definitions

  1. brush pen; fudepen ink pen that that mimics the feel of a traditional brush

Ancestry of “筆ペン”, step by step

筆ペン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ペン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseペンa pen
2Dutchpenpen; a long feather of a bird; pin
3Middle Dutchpenne
4Old Frenchpennefeather
5Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
6Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea writing brush, a painting brush, a pen;...
2Japanesethe mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
3Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥Every word from Proto-Italic petnā
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