Where does “分” come from?
分 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese ふん, from Middle Chinese 糞.
分 (Japanese): a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete...
Definitions
- a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete...
Ancestry of “分”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | ふん | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 糞 | — |