Where does “koan” come from?
koan (French) comes from Japanese 公案, from Chinese 公案 — koan; court table; complicated legal case.
koan (French): koan
Ancestry of “koan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 公案 | koan |
| 2 | Chinese | 公案 | koan; court table; complicated legal case |