Where does “鏡花水月” come from?
鏡花水月 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit प्रतिबिम्ब, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “鏡花水月”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रतिबिम्ब | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रति- | around, upon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “鏡花水月”