Where does “候” come from?
候 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 侍う, from Japanese 守らう, from Japanese 守ら.
候 (Japanese): the season, the weather of the current season;...
Definitions
- the season, the weather of the current season;...
Ancestry of “候”, step by step
候 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 侍う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 侍う | to wait for a chance; to serve by one's side; to... |
| 2 | Japanese | 守らう | to be watching continuously, to be on watch... |
| 3 | Japanese | 守ら | — |
via Middle Chinese 候
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 候 | — |