Where does “兼” come from?
兼 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese けん, from Middle Chinese 元.
兼 (Japanese): -cum-, concurrently, and; in addition; doing two...
Definitions
- -cum-, concurrently, and; in addition; doing two...
Ancestry of “兼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | けん | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 元 | — |