Where does “丁亥” come from?
丁亥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 亥, from Japanese 猪, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
丁亥 (Japanese): Fire Boar, the twenty-fourth term of the sexagenary cycle
Definitions
- Fire Boar, the twenty-fourth term of the sexagenary cycle
Ancestry of “丁亥”, step by step
丁亥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 亥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 亥 | the Boar, the twelfth of the twelve Earthly Branches |
| 2 | Japanese | 猪 | a wild boar, "Sus scrofa"; a pig or wild boar;... |
| 3 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 丁
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 丁 | street, district; even; counter for long and thin... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 丁 | — |