Where does “数学” come from?

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

数学 (Japanese): mathematics

Definitions

  1. mathematics

Ancestry of “数学”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese数number; amount; number; several
2Middle Chinese數—
3Old Chinese數—

Words derived from “数学”

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