Where does “旧” come from?

旧 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.

旧 (Japanese): old things, original state, former state, old...

Definitions

  1. old things, original state, former state, old...

Ancestry of “旧”, step by step

旧 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone

via Middle Chinese 舊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese舊—

Words derived from “旧”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →