Where does “未然形” come from?
未然形 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 形, from Middle Chinese 形.
未然形 (Japanese): a Japanese verbal inflectional category: the...
Definitions
- a Japanese verbal inflectional category: the...
Ancestry of “未然形”, step by step
未然形 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 形
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 形 | a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 形 | — |
via Japanese 未然
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 未然 | having not yet happened |