Where does “絵筆” come from?

絵筆 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 筆, from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.

絵筆 (Japanese): paintbrush

Definitions

  1. paintbrush

Ancestry of “絵筆”, step by step

絵筆 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 筆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筆a writing brush, a painting brush, a pen;...
2Japanese文the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
3Middle Chinese文—

via Japanese 絵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絵picture, painting; drawing, sketch
2Middle Chinese繪—

Words derived from “絵筆”

Every word from Middle Chinese 文 →Every word from Japanese 文 →Every word from Japanese 筆 →