Where does “三重” come from?

三重 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 三, from Middle Chinese さん.

三重 (Japanese): triple, threefold, triplicate

Definitions

  1. triple, threefold, triplicate

Ancestry of “三重”, step by step

三重 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 三

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese三three, 3; third; three
2Middle Chineseさん—

via Japanese 重

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese重a division; something that divides two objects;...
2Middle Chinese重—

Words derived from “三重”

Every word from Middle Chinese さん →Every word from Japanese 三 →
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