Where does “kanreki” come from?

kanreki (English) comes from Japanese 還暦, from Japanese 還, from Middle Chinese 還.

kanreki (English): A traditional 60th birthday celebration among...

Definitions

  1. A traditional 60th birthday celebration among...

Ancestry of “kanreki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese還暦sexagennial, kanreki
2Japanese還return
3Middle Chinese還—
Every word from Middle Chinese 還 →Every word from Japanese 還 →Every word from Japanese 還暦 →