Where does “万” come from?

万 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 萬, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-maŋ.

Ancestry of “万”, step by step

万 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 萬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese萬10,000
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-maŋ—

via Middle Chinese 萬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese萬—

Words derived from “万”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-maŋ →Every word from Chinese 萬 →