Etymology of 金槌


What's the etymology of hammer, 金槌? Jisho.org gives "mallet" for the 槌 kanji.
Is the "金" kanji indicating "metal", or "golden", presumably as in colour? The
English edition of Wiktionary [doesn't have
etymology](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E6%A7%8C), and the
Japanese edition of Wiktionary doesn't have an entry at all!




金槌 is `metal + mallet`, hence (metallic) hammer (typically used to drive
metallic nails). This 金 means metal, not golden color nor money.

槌 and ハンマー (in Japanese) refer to mallets and hammers in general, including
ones with metal, wooden, plastic and rubber heads. To refer to what is
typically referred to as _hammer_ in English, you usually have to say 金槌.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctSDk.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctSDk.png)

We have a word 木槌【きづち】 (wooden mallet), too, which is basically the same as
木製のハンマー.




金槌 is `metal + mallet`, hence (metallic) hammer (typically used to drive
metallic nails). This 金 means metal, not golden color nor money.

槌 and ハンマー (in Japanese) refer to mallets and hammers in general, including
ones with metal, wooden, plastic and rubber heads. To refer to what is
typically referred to as _hammer_ in English, you usually have to say 金槌.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctSDk.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ctSDk.png)

We have a word 木槌【きづち】 (wooden mallet), too, which is basically the same as
木製のハンマー.

