Where does “最多” come from?

最多 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 最, from Proto-Indo-European sai-.

最多 (Japanese): the most

Definitions

  1. the most

Ancestry of “最多”, step by step

最多 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 最

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

via Japanese 多

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese多multi-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sai- →Every word from Japanese 最 →