Where does “時計” come from?

時計 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 土圭.

時計 (Japanese): a clock, a watch, a timepiece, a timekeeper

Definitions

  1. a clock, a watch, a timepiece, a timekeeper

Ancestry of “時計”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese土圭

Words derived from “時計

Every word from Middle Chinese 土圭
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