Where does “未曾有” come from?
未曾有 (Japanese) comes from Sanskrit अद्भुत, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
未曾有 (Japanese): something that has never occurred before;...
Definitions
- something that has never occurred before;...
Ancestry of “未曾有”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अद्भुत | supernatural |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |