Where does “午時” come from?
午時 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 午, from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.
午時 (Japanese): the hour of the Horse, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m
Definitions
- the hour of the Horse, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m
Ancestry of “午時”, step by step
午時 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 午
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 午 | noon; the {{w|Ox |Chinese zodiac Ox}} |
| 2 | Japanese | 馬 | a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 馬 | — |
via Japanese 時
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 時 | time; an event, case, occasion, moment; a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 時 | a time, moment (in time), occasion |
| 3 | Old Japanese | しだ | a time, circumstance, occasion |