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Where does “sansei” come from?

sansei (English) comes from Japanese 三世, from Middle Chinese 三世.

sansei (English): A US- or Canadian-born grandchild of a Japanese...

Definitions

  1. A US- or Canadian-born grandchild of a Japanese...

Ancestry of “sansei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese三世the "three lives", namely 前世 , 現世 and 来世 /後世;...
2Middle Chinese三世—
Every word from Middle Chinese 三世 →