Where does “兄弟子” come from?
兄弟子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兄, from Old Japanese あに, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
兄弟子 (Japanese): a senior disciple or apprentice
Definitions
- a senior disciple or apprentice
Ancestry of “兄弟子”, step by step
兄弟子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 兄
| 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 | plain, field |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 弟子
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 弟子 | a disciple, an apprentice; on a mala or Buddhist... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 弟子 | — |