Where does “尺一” come from?
尺一 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 一, from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.
尺一 (Japanese): one shaku and one sun; in ancient China, the...
Definitions
- one shaku and one sun; in ancient China, the...
Ancestry of “尺一”, step by step
尺一 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 一
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 一 | one, 1; "term relating to the number one"; unity |
| 2 | Japanese | 始め | beginning, the start of an activity or time... |
| 3 | Japanese | 始める | begin; start; initiate; originate |
via Japanese 尺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 尺 | the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 尺 | — |
via Middle Chinese 尺一
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 尺一 | — |