Where does “眼鏡” come from?
眼鏡 (Okinawan) comes from Chinese 眼鏡 — glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles.
眼鏡 (Okinawan): eyeglasses
Definitions
- eyeglasses
Ancestry of “眼鏡”, step by step
眼鏡 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 眼鏡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 眼鏡 | glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles |
via Okinawan 眼
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okinawan | 眼 | eye |
via Okinawan 鏡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okinawan | 鏡 | a mirror |