Where does “壬” come from?
壬 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兄, from Old Japanese あに, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
壬 (Japanese): the ninth of the ten heavenly stems; something I
Definitions
- the ninth of the ten heavenly stems; something I
Ancestry of “壬”, step by step
壬 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 兄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 兄 | elder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | あに | — |
| 3 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 水
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 水 | water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 水 | water |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *mentu | water |
via Middle Chinese 壬
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 壬 | — |