Where does “兄弟” come from?
兄弟 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兄, from Old Japanese あに, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
兄弟 (Japanese): brothers; siblings; brothers and sisters;...
Definitions
- brothers; siblings; brothers and sisters;...
Ancestry of “兄弟”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 兄 | elder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | あに | — |
| 3 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | の | — |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |