Where does “銅” come from?

銅 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.

銅 (Japanese): copper, Cu

Definitions

  1. copper, Cu

Ancestry of “銅”, step by step

銅 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 金

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

via Middle Chinese 銅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese銅copper
2Old Chinese銅—

via Japanese 赤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese赤red; communism, socialism; a communist

Words derived from “銅”

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