Where does “過去” come from?
過去 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit अतीत, from Sanskrit अति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
過去 (Chinese): the past; to go over; to pass by; to have already...
Definitions
- the past; to go over; to pass by; to have already...
Ancestry of “過去”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अतीत | dead, passed on; abandoned, left behind; passed,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अति | over-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | áti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | áti | over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |