Where does “假名” come from?

假名 (Chinese) comes from Japanese かな, from Old Japanese かな.

假名 (Chinese): pseudonym; false or fictitious name; Japanese...

Definitions

  1. pseudonym; false or fictitious name; Japanese...

Ancestry of “假名”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseかなexpresses wonder or postulation on the part of...
2Old Japaneseかな—
Every word from Old Japanese かな →Every word from Japanese かな →