Where does “ko” come from?
Ko comes from Japanese 劫, which derives from Middle Chinese こう, though the precise original meaning remains unattested.
ko (English): A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko...
Definitions
- A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko...
Ancestry of “ko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 劫 | "kalpa": a unit of time in Buddhist cosmology; a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 劫 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कल्प | practicable, feasible, possible; proper, fit,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |