Where does “origâmi” come from?
origâmi (Portuguese) comes from Japanese 折り紙, from Japanese 紙, from Middle Chinese 紙.
origâmi (Portuguese): origami
Ancestry of “origâmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 折り紙 | origami |
| 2 | Japanese | 紙 | paper |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 紙 | — |