Where does “bu” come from?

bu (Italian) comes from Japanese 分, from Middle Chinese ふん, from Middle Chinese 糞.

bu (Italian): A unit of length equal to 1.818 metres; A unit or...

Definitions

  1. A unit of length equal to 1.818 metres; A unit or...

Ancestry of “bu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese分a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete...
2Middle Chineseふん—
3Middle Chinese糞—
Every word from Middle Chinese 糞 →Every word from Middle Chinese ふん →Every word from Japanese 分 →