Where does “天文” come from?

天文 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese てんもん, from Middle Chinese てんもん.

天文 (Japanese): astronomy

Definitions

  1. astronomy

Ancestry of “天文”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseてんもん—
2Middle Chineseてんもん—

Words derived from “天文”

Every word from Middle Chinese てんもん →Every word from Old Japanese てんもん →