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Where does “古” come from?

古 (Japanese) comes from Japanese KO, from English KO, from Japanese 劫, from Middle Chinese 劫, from Sanskrit कल्प, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग.

古 (Japanese): the past; ancient times

Definitions

  1. the past; ancient times

Ancestry of “古”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseKO—
2EnglishKOAbbreviation of knock out; To knock someone out,...
3Japanese劫"kalpa": a unit of time in Buddhist cosmology; a...
4Middle Chinese劫—
5Sanskritकल्पpracticable, feasible, possible; proper, fit,...
6Sanskrit-अ—
7Sanskritभाग्यluck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,...
8Sanskritभागpart, portion, share, allotment; compartment,...
9Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gós—

Words derived from “古”

  • 古神道
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