Where does “送球” come from?

送球 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 球, from Middle Chinese 毬.

送球 (Japanese): the act of throwing or passing the ball in a ball...

Definitions

  1. the act of throwing or passing the ball in a ball...

Ancestry of “送球”, step by step

送球 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese球sphere, globe, orb; pitch; vacuum tube, valve
2Middle Chinese毬—

via Japanese 送

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese送sending
Every word from Middle Chinese 毬 →Every word from Japanese 球 →