Where does “三重” come from?

三重 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 三重, from Japanese 三, from Middle Chinese さん.

三重 (Chinese): triple; triplicate

Definitions

  1. triple; triplicate

Ancestry of “三重”, step by step

三重 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 三重

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese三重triple, threefold, triplicate
2Japanese三three, 3; third; three
3Middle Chineseさん—

via Chinese 三重埔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese三重埔—
Every word from Middle Chinese さん →Every word from Japanese 三 →Every word from Japanese 三重 →