Where does “朝” come from?
朝 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 朝, from Proto-Japonic asa — morning.
朝 (Japanese): the morning; the morning, morn; the morrow, next...
Definitions
- the morning; the morning, morn; the morrow, next...
Ancestry of “朝”, step by step
朝 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese 朝
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 朝 | the morning, morn; the morrow, next morning |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | asa | morning |
via Middle Chinese 朝
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 朝 | — |