Where does “敬天愛人” come from?

敬天愛人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 愛, from Old Japanese な, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

敬天愛人 (Japanese): revere heaven, love mankind

Definitions

  1. revere heaven, love mankind

Ancestry of “敬天愛人”, step by step

敬天愛人 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 愛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese愛love; affection; tenderness
2Old Japaneseなany sharp and thin cutting implement: a blade,...
3Old Japaneseのplain, field
4Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 天

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天the sky, the heavens; the area above a kitchen...
2Old Japanese天sky, heavens
3Proto-Japonic*amay—

via Japanese 人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Old Japanese な →