Where does “kana” come from?
kana (English) comes from Japanese 香菜, from Chinese 香菜 — coriander; leaves of beans; herb in general.
kana (English): The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are...
Definitions
- The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are...
Ancestry of “kana”, step by step
kana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 香菜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 香菜 | coriander |
| 2 | Chinese | 香菜 | coriander; leaves of beans; herb in general |
via Tamil கனா
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கனா | ambition, vision, goal |