Where does “墓前” come from?

墓前 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 前, from Middle Chinese 前.

墓前 (Japanese): in front of tomb

Definitions

  1. in front of tomb

Ancestry of “墓前”, step by step

墓前 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 前

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese前the front; the past; previous
2Middle Chinese前—

via Japanese 墓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese墓a grave, a tomb
2Middle Chinese墓grave, tomb
Every word from Middle Chinese 前 →Every word from Japanese 前 →
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