Where does “丁丑” come from?

丁丑 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 丑, from Japanese 牛, from Middle Chinese 牛.

丁丑 (Japanese): Fire Ox, the fourteenth term of the sexagenary cycle

Definitions

  1. Fire Ox, the fourteenth term of the sexagenary cycle

Ancestry of “丁丑”, step by step

丁丑 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 丑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese丑ox
2Japanese牛cow, bull, ox, cattle; beef; Ox
3Middle Chinese牛—

via Japanese 丁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese丁street, district; even; counter for long and thin...
2Middle Chinese丁—
Every word from Middle Chinese 牛 →Every word from Japanese 牛 →Every word from Japanese 丑 →
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