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

  1. -cum-, concurrently, and; in addition; doing two...

Ancestry of “兼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseけん—
2Middle Chinese元—
Every word from Middle Chinese 元 →Every word from Middle Chinese けん →