帽

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Wanderwort of Southeastern and Eastern Asia, thus its origin is disputed.

Possibly from. It has been compared to 🇨🇬 (Starostin; ) and 🇨🇬 forms for “mushroom” (cf., literally “frog hat”), such as 🇨🇬.

Alternatively, suggests an  derivation since this is a relatively late word and  defines  (an ancient form of 帽) as “head cover” of the Southern indigenous people, which may allude to a southern origin. Compare 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, which he also connects to. Also compare 🇨🇬, which derives from the Khmer word. However, considers it likely for the Proto-Mon-Khmer word to be a loan from Chinese, and  also suggests that the Tai forms spread from Chinese.

Often considered to be related to (Starostin), though  thinks that it may be reinterpreted as such based on parallel development of.

Definitions

 * 1) hat; cap
 * 2) cap

Descendants
Others:

Kanji

 * 1) cap