Where does “七” come from?

七 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 七, from Old Japanese なの.

七 (Japanese): seven, 7; a seven; a gambler

Definitions

  1. seven, 7; a seven; a gambler

Ancestry of “七”, step by step

七 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 七

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese七seven, 7
2Old Japaneseなの—

via Late Middle Chinese 七

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Middle Chinese七—

Words derived from “七”

Every word from Old Japanese なの →Every word from Old Japanese 七 →