Where does “昼間” come from?
昼間 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 間, from Middle Chinese 間.
昼間 (Japanese): daytime
Definitions
- daytime
Ancestry of “昼間”, step by step
昼間 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 間
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 間 | interval; "suffixes some expressions of time to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 間 | — |
via Japanese 昼
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 昼 | the daytime |