Where does “十分” come from?
十分 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 分, from Middle Chinese ふん, from Middle Chinese 糞.
十分 (Japanese): fully, thoroughly; ten minutes
Definitions
- fully, thoroughly; ten minutes
Ancestry of “十分”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 分 | a minute; a part, a share, a portion; an obsolete... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | ふん | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 糞 | — |