Where does “鍬形” come from?

鍬形 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 形, from Middle Chinese 形.

鍬形 (Japanese): the shape of the horns on some Japanese war helmets or 兜

Definitions

  1. the shape of the horns on some Japanese war helmets or 兜

Ancestry of “鍬形”, step by step

鍬形 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
2Middle Chinese形—

via Japanese 鍬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鍬a hoe
2Old Japaneseくわ—

Words derived from “鍬形”

Every word from Middle Chinese 形 →Every word from Japanese 形 →