Where does “千歳” come from?

千歳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 千, from Middle Chinese 千, from Old Chinese 千.

千歳 (Japanese): a millennium; a thousand years

Definitions

  1. a millennium; a thousand years

Ancestry of “千歳”, step by step

千歳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 千

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese千a thousand, 1000
2Middle Chinese千—
3Old Chinese千—

via Japanese 歳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歳a year of age; age; -year-old
2Middle Chinese歲—

Words derived from “千歳”

Every word from Old Chinese 千 →Every word from Middle Chinese 千 →Every word from Japanese 千 →