Where does “Emptiness” come from?

Emptiness derives from Empty, which comes from Middle English from Old English æmtig, ultimately from Chinese Xūxiù meaning void or vacant space.

Emptiness (English): A Chinese constellation near Aquarius and Equuleus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle

Definitions

  1. A Chinese constellation near Aquarius and Equuleus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle

Ancestry of “Emptiness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese虛宿Emptiness, a Chinese constellation near Aquarius and Equuleus

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