Where does “作” come from?
作 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 作, from Middle Chinese 家.
作 (Japanese): a work, a production; a crop, a harvest; the...
Definitions
- a work, a production; a crop, a harvest; the...
Ancestry of “作”, step by step
作 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 作る
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 作る | to make; to cook; to write a literary work |