Where does “可能性” come from?

可能性 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 可能, from Middle Chinese 可能.

可能性 (Japanese): possibility; probability; likelihood

Definitions

  1. possibility; probability; likelihood

Ancestry of “可能性”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese可能possible; feasible; possibility, good chance
2Middle Chinese可能—
Every word from Middle Chinese 可能 →Every word from Japanese 可能 →