Where does “鉢巻” come from?

鉢巻 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 巻き, from Japanese 巻く — roll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind.

鉢巻 (Japanese): hachimaki

Definitions

  1. hachimaki

Ancestry of “鉢巻”, step by step

鉢巻 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 巻き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巻きwinding; curly
2Japanese巻くroll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind

via Japanese 鉢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鉢bowl, pot
2Middle Chinese缽—
Every word from Japanese 巻く →Every word from Japanese 巻き →