Where does “人間” come from?

人間 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 的, from Middle Chinese 底.

人間 (Chinese): the human world; the world of mortals

Definitions

  1. the human world; the world of mortals

Ancestry of “人間”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese的—
2Middle Chinese底—
Every word from Middle Chinese 底 →Every word from Chinese 的 →
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