Where does “黐竿” come from?

黐竿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 竿, from Middle Chinese かん.

黐竿 (Japanese): pole that has been covered in bird-lime

Definitions

  1. pole that has been covered in bird-lime

Ancestry of “黐竿”, step by step

黐竿 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 竿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese竿pole
2Middle Chineseかん—

via Japanese 黐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黐birdlime
Every word from Middle Chinese かん →Every word from Japanese 竿 →
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