Where does “koan” come from?
koan (Hungarian) comes from English koan, from Japanese 公案, from Chinese 公案 — koan; court table; complicated legal case.
koan (Hungarian): koan
Ancestry of “koan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | koan | A story about a Zen master and his student,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 公案 | koan |
| 3 | Chinese | 公案 | koan; court table; complicated legal case |
Words derived from “koan”