Where does “中心” come from?
中心 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.
中心 (Japanese): center, middle, heart, core; center, hub; crux,...
Definitions
- center, middle, heart, core; center, hub; crux,...
Ancestry of “中心”, step by step
中心 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 心
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 心 | mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 心 | heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *kəkərə | heart |
via Japanese 中
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 中 | middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 中今 | the present, as a privileged moment in eternity |
| 3 | Japanese | 今 | now; just now; soon |
via Middle Chinese 中心
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 中心 | — |