Where does “蝦錠” come from?

蝦錠 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 錠, from Middle Chinese 錠.

蝦錠 (Japanese): A specific type of lock which turns at an arch like a shrimp, used for bolts of gates, chests, etc

Definitions

  1. A specific type of lock which turns at an arch like a shrimp, used for bolts of gates, chests, etc

Ancestry of “蝦錠”, step by step

蝦錠 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 錠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese錠a device used to make a door unopenable: a lock;...
2Middle Chinese錠—

via Japanese 海老

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese海老"any long-tailed decapod crustacean or...
2Old Japaneseえび—
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