Where does “歳時記” come from?
歳時記 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 記, from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.
歳時記 (Japanese): almanac
Definitions
- almanac
Ancestry of “歳時記”, step by step
歳時記 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 記
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 記 | a chronicle; chronicle, history, account, record;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 文 | the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 文 | — |
via Japanese 歳時
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 歳時 | years and months, time |