Where does “成文” come from?

成文 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.

成文 (Japanese): written material, writing; starting from the...

Definitions

  1. written material, writing; starting from the...

Ancestry of “成文”, step by step

成文 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 文

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
2Middle Chinese文—

via Japanese 成り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese成りbecoming
2Japanese成るto become, succeed; become

via Middle Chinese 成文

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese成文—
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