Where does “麻縄” come from?

麻縄 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 麻, from Old Japanese 麻 — hemp or ramie plant.

麻縄 (Japanese): hempen rope

Definitions

  1. hempen rope

Ancestry of “麻縄”, step by step

麻縄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 麻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese麻hemp; flax; linen
2Old Japanese麻hemp or ramie plant

via Japanese 縄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese縄rope
Every word from Old Japanese 麻 →Every word from Japanese 麻 →