Where does “完新世” come from?

完新世 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 世, from Middle Chinese 世.

完新世 (Japanese): Holocene

Definitions

  1. Holocene

Ancestry of “完新世”, step by step

完新世 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 世

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese世world, society; this world, this life;...
2Middle Chinese世—

via Japanese 新

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese新a novelty
2Middle Chinese新—
Every word from Middle Chinese 世 →Every word from Japanese 世 →