Where does “生” come from?

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

Ancestry of “生”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
2Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
3Middle Chinese樣—

Words derived from “生”

Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →Every word from Japanese さん →