Where does “新” come from?
新 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 新.
新 (Japanese): a novelty
Definitions
- a novelty
Ancestry of “新”, step by step
新 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 新
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 新 | — |
via Old Japanese 荒
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 荒 | violent, intense, rough |
via Proto-Japonic *nipi-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Japonic | *nipi- | new |