Where does “両” come from?
両 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese ころ, from Proto-Japonic kərə, from Persian کره, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
両 (Japanese): the both of something
Definitions
- the both of something
Ancestry of “両”, step by step
両 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese ころ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | ころ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | kərə | time; season |
| 3 | Persian | کره | butter; colt, foal; globe, sphere |
| 4 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 5 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |
via Middle Chinese 兩
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 兩 | two, both |