Where does “軍配団扇” come from?
軍配団扇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 団扇, from Japanese 羽, from Japanese 根, from Old Japanese 根.
軍配団扇 (Japanese): a lacquered wooden fan used for signaling by the...
Definitions
- a lacquered wooden fan used for signaling by the...
Ancestry of “軍配団扇”, step by step
軍配団扇 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 団扇
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 団扇 | a rigid hand fan that does not fold; short for... |
| 2 | Japanese | 羽 | the portion of a feather where the quill attaches... |
| 3 | Japanese | 根 | a root; the source; the root; nature; the... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | 根 | — |
via Japanese 軍配
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 軍配 | the act of signaling directions or commands to an... |
| 2 | Japanese | 軍 | an army, corps; the armed forces, military;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 軍 | — |