Where does “こと” come from?

こと (Japanese) comes from Japanese 事, from Middle Chinese 事.

こと (Japanese): broadly, any abstract thing, affair, matter, or fact

Definitions

  1. broadly, any abstract thing, affair, matter, or fact

Ancestry of “こと”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese事thing, fact, event; thing; stuff; abstract thing
2Middle Chinese事—

Words derived from “こと”

Every word from Middle Chinese 事 →Every word from Japanese 事 →