Where does “古事記” come from?

古事記 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 記, from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.

古事記 (Japanese): the earliest historical record of ancient Japan, written in 711–712

Definitions

  1. the earliest historical record of ancient Japan, written in 711–712

Ancestry of “古事記”, step by step

古事記 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 記

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese記a chronicle; chronicle, history, account, record;...
2Japanese文the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
3Middle Chinese文—

via Japanese 書

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese書document; letter
2Middle Chinese書—

Words derived from “古事記”

Every word from Middle Chinese 文 →Every word from Japanese 文 →Every word from Japanese 記 →