Where does “tengami” come from?

tengami (Tsou) comes from Japanese 手紙, from Japanese 手, from Middle Chinese 手.

tengami (Tsou): letter; written message

Definitions

  1. letter; written message

Ancestry of “tengami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手紙a letter, an epistle; utility paper used for...
2Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
3Middle Chinese手—
Every word from Middle Chinese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手 →Every word from Japanese 手紙 →