Where does “午” come from?

午 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.

午 (Japanese): noon; the {{w|Ox |Chinese zodiac Ox}}

Definitions

  1. noon; the {{w|Ox |Chinese zodiac Ox}}

Ancestry of “午”, step by step

午 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 馬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese馬a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a...
2Middle Chinese馬—

via Middle Chinese 午

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese午—

Words derived from “午”

Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 馬 →