Where does “金玉” come from?

金玉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 玉, from Middle Chinese 玉.

金玉 (Japanese): gold and jade

Definitions

  1. gold and jade

Ancestry of “金玉”, step by step

金玉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 玉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese玉"any spherical or similarly-rounded object"; a...
2Middle Chinese玉—

via Japanese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金metal; money; firmness, strength
2Middle Chinese金—

Words derived from “金玉”

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