Where does “銅鐸” come from?
銅鐸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 銅, from Japanese 金, from Middle Chinese 金.
Ancestry of “銅鐸”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 銅 | copper, Cu |
| 2 | Japanese | 金 | metal; money; firmness, strength |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 金 | — |