Where does “株高” come from?

株高 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 株, from Middle Chinese しゅ, from Middle Chinese 株.

株高 (Japanese): high stock prices, rising in stock prices

Definitions

  1. high stock prices, rising in stock prices

Ancestry of “株高”, step by step

株高 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 株

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese株stump of a tree; stock; share of stock
2Middle Chineseしゅ—
3Middle Chinese株—

via Japanese 高

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese高maximum, the limit; high, higher
2Middle Chinese高—
Every word from Middle Chinese 株 →