Where does “今” come from?

今 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 中, from Middle Chinese 中.

今 (Japanese): now; just now; soon

Definitions

  1. now; just now; soon

Ancestry of “今”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
2Japanese中middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
3Middle Chinese中—

Words derived from “今”

Every word from Middle Chinese 中 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →Every word from Japanese 中 →