Where does “次” come from?
次 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 次ぐ — come after, continue after something, follow, be...
次 (Japanese): order, sequence; the next, secondary, vice-;...
Definitions
- order, sequence; the next, secondary, vice-;...
Ancestry of “次”, step by step
次 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 次ぐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 次ぐ | come after, continue after something, follow, be... |
via Middle Chinese 次
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 次 | — |