Where does “今年” come from?

今年 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 年, from Middle Chinese 年, from Middle Chinese 代.

今年 (Japanese): this year, the present year; this year

Definitions

  1. this year, the present year; this year

Ancestry of “今年”, step by step

今年 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 年

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese年a year; a grade, a school year; grain,...
2Middle Chinese年—
3Middle Chinese代—

via Japanese 此

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese此this
Every word from Middle Chinese 代 →Every word from Middle Chinese 年 →Every word from Japanese 年 →