Where does “kami” come from?
Kami comes from Japanese 神, which derives from Middle Chinese しん.
kami (English): An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion...
Definitions
- An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion...
Ancestry of “kami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 神 | a spirit or an essence present in all things, the... |
| 2 | Japanese | かみ | — |
| 3 | Translingual | − | — |