Where does “時々” come from?

時々 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 時, from Old Japanese 時, from Old Japanese しだ — a time, circumstance, occasion.

時々 (Japanese): sometimes, at times, occasionally

Definitions

  1. sometimes, at times, occasionally

Ancestry of “時々”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese時time; an event, case, occasion, moment; a...
2Old Japanese時a time, moment (in time), occasion
3Old Japaneseしだa time, circumstance, occasion
Every word from Old Japanese しだ →Every word from Old Japanese 時 →Every word from Japanese 時 →