Where does “箸” come from?
箸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 嘴, from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.
箸 (Japanese): a chopstick
Ancestry of “箸”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 嘴 | a beak; a bill |
| 2 | Japanese | 口 | mouth; opening; the mouth |
| 3 | Japanese | くち | — |
| 4 | Japanese | 朽ちる | — |