Where does “樣” come from?

樣 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

樣 (Chinese): form

Definitions

  1. form

Ancestry of “樣”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
2Middle Chinese樣—
Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →
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