Where does “色鉛筆” come from?
色鉛筆 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 色, from Middle Chinese 色.
色鉛筆 (Japanese): a colored pencil
Ancestry of “色鉛筆”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 色 | color , colour; the metaphorical color or mood;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 色 | — |