Where does “券” come from?
券 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese けん, from Middle Chinese 元.
券 (Japanese): ticket, certificate; bond, coupon
Definitions
- ticket, certificate; bond, coupon
Ancestry of “券”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | けん | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 元 | — |