Where does “有意義” come from?

有意義 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 有, from Middle Chinese 有.

有意義 (Japanese): meaningful, significant, useful, worthwhile

Definitions

  1. meaningful, significant, useful, worthwhile

Ancestry of “有意義”, step by step

有意義 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 有

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese有existence; possession; Synonym of 有
2Middle Chinese有—

via Japanese 意義

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese意義significance
Every word from Middle Chinese 有 →Every word from Japanese 有 →
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