Where does “木” come from?

木 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

木 (Japanese): a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree

Definitions

  1. a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree

Ancestry of “木”, step by step

木 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
2Proto-Japonickəytree

via Middle Chinese 木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese木—

Words derived from “木”

Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →