Where does “孔夫子” come from?

孔夫子 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 孔夫子, from Chinese 孔, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

Ancestry of “孔夫子”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese孔夫子Confucius
2Chinese孔hole
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 孔 →Every word from Chinese 孔夫子 →
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