Where does “鍛” come from?

鍛 (Old Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 金 — metal.

鍛 (Old Japanese): the forging of metal; also such a person who...

Definitions

  1. the forging of metal; also such a person who...

Ancestry of “鍛”, step by step

鍛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese金metal

via Old Japanese 打ち

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese打ち—

Words derived from “鍛”

Every word from Old Japanese 金 →