Where does “ryō” come from?
ryō (English) comes from Japanese 両, from Old Japanese ころ, from Proto-Japonic kərə, from Persian کره, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων — Ionian.
ryō (English): A gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre-Meiji Japan
Definitions
- A gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre-Meiji Japan
Ancestry of “ryō”, step by step
ryō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 両
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 両 | the both of something |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ころ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | kərə | time; season |
| 4 | Persian | کره | butter; colt, foal; globe, sphere |
| 5 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |
via Japanese 呂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 呂 | the ryo scale, a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Mixolydian mode in the West |