Where does “六十四卦” come from?

六十四卦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 四, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

六十四卦 (Japanese): the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the

Definitions

  1. the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the

Ancestry of “六十四卦”, step by step

六十四卦 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 四

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese四four, 4; the fourth
2Middle Chinese四—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Japanese 六

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese六six; a name of a hole of a wind instrument
2Late Middle Chinese六—

via Japanese 十

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese十ten, 10; a ten-year-old
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Middle Chinese 四 →Every word from Japanese 四 →