Where does “最中” come from?

最中 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.

最中 (Japanese): most active state, in progress, at one's best

Definitions

  1. most active state, in progress, at one's best

Ancestry of “最中”, step by step

最中 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese中middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
2Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
3Japanese今now; just now; soon

via Japanese 最

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese最most, greatest
2Proto-Indo-Europeansai-—

Words derived from “最中”

Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →