Where does “兄” come from?
兄 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese あに, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
兄 (Japanese): elder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for...
Definitions
- elder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for...
Ancestry of “兄”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | あに | — |
| 2 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | の | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |