Where does “自鳴琴” come from?

自鳴琴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 琴, from Middle Chinese 琴.

自鳴琴 (Japanese): Synonym of オルゴール

Definitions

  1. Synonym of オルゴール

Ancestry of “自鳴琴”, step by step

自鳴琴 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 琴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese琴koto: a Japanese zither derived from the Chinese...
2Middle Chinese琴—

via Japanese 鳴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鳴sound making

via Japanese 自

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自self, oneself
Every word from Middle Chinese 琴 →Every word from Japanese 琴 →