Where does “賽子” come from?

賽子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 転, from Middle Chinese 轉.

賽子 (Japanese): a die; a dice

Definitions

  1. a die; a dice

Ancestry of “賽子”, step by step

賽子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 転

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese転rolling; to turn
2Middle Chinese轉—

via Japanese 采

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese采a die, dice
Every word from Middle Chinese 轉 →Every word from Japanese 転 →