Where does “最高” come from?

最高 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 高, from Middle Chinese 高.

最高 (Japanese): the highest; the best; supreme; the greatest

Definitions

  1. the highest; the best; supreme; the greatest

Ancestry of “最高”, step by step

最高 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 高

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese高maximum, the limit; high, higher
2Middle Chinese高—

via Japanese 最

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

Words derived from “最高”

Every word from Middle Chinese 高 →Every word from Japanese 高 →