Where does “金継ぎ” come from?

金継ぎ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.

金継ぎ (Japanese): "kintsugi"

Definitions

  1. "kintsugi"

Ancestry of “金継ぎ”, step by step

金継ぎ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 金

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

via Japanese 継ぐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese継ぐto succeed (someone), to inherit (an operation), to continue (an action)

Words derived from “金継ぎ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 金 →Every word from Japanese 金 →