Where does “仮名” come from?
仮名 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 名, from Middle Chinese 名 — name.
仮名 (Japanese): a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana; a...
Definitions
- a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana; a...
Ancestry of “仮名”, step by step
仮名 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 名
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 名 | name; reputation; famous, great, noted |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 名 | name |
via Japanese 仮
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 仮 | temporary; unreal, fake, imaginary; temporary;... |
via Middle Chinese 假名
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 假名 | — |