Where does “十字” come from?

十字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 十, from Middle Chinese 十.

十字 (Japanese): a cross, crucifix symbol

Definitions

  1. a cross, crucifix symbol

Ancestry of “十字”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese十ten, 10; a ten-year-old
2Middle Chinese十—

Words derived from “十字”

Every word from Middle Chinese 十 →Every word from Japanese 十 →
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