Where does “切れ目” come from?
切れ目 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.
切れ目 (Japanese): rift, gap, break; end, pause, interval
Definitions
- rift, gap, break; end, pause, interval
Ancestry of “切れ目”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |