Where does “数” come from?

数 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 數, from Old Chinese 數.

数 (Japanese): number; amount; number; several

Definitions

  1. number; amount; number; several

Ancestry of “数”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese數—
2Old Chinese數—

Words derived from “数”

Every word from Old Chinese 數 →Every word from Middle Chinese 數 →