Where does “二十歳” come from?
二十歳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 二十, from Japanese 二, from Middle Chinese 二 — two.
二十歳 (Japanese): twenty years old
Definitions
- twenty years old
Ancestry of “二十歳”, step by step
二十歳 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 二十
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 二十 | twenty; 20 |
| 2 | Japanese | 二 | two, 2; second; two |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 二 | two |
via Old Japanese はたち
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | はたち | twenty items |