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
Ancestry of “数学”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 数 | number; amount; number; several |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 數 | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 數 | — |