Where does “お八つ” come from?
お八つ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 八, from Middle Chinese 八.
お八つ (Japanese): in the old timekeeping system, the period of...
Definitions
- in the old timekeeping system, the period of...
Ancestry of “お八つ”, step by step
お八つ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 八
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 八 | eight, 8; eight; Short for 八の字 |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 八 | — |
via Japanese お
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | お | 諾 yes, alright, okay; オ a sign used in some... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 惡 | — |
via Japanese つ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | つ | indicates the completion of an action; indicates... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | つ | — |