Where does “千歳飴” come from?

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

千歳飴 (Japanese): stick of red and white candy sold at festivals for children

Definitions

  1. stick of red and white candy sold at festivals for children

Ancestry of “千歳飴”, step by step

千歳飴 traces back through 3 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—

via Japanese 飴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese飴candy

Words derived from “千歳飴”

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