Where does “万葉集” come from?

万葉集 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 集, from Middle Chinese 集.

万葉集 (Japanese): Japan's oldest anthology of poems, compiled in

Definitions

  1. Japan's oldest anthology of poems, compiled in

Ancestry of “万葉集”, step by step

万葉集 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 集

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese集collection, assembly
2Middle Chinese集—

via Japanese 万葉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese万葉myriads of leaves; thousands of years, eternity

Words derived from “万葉集”

Every word from Middle Chinese 集 →Every word from Japanese 集 →