Where does “死者数” come from?

死者数 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 数, from Middle Chinese 數, from Old Chinese 數.

死者数 (Japanese): the number of dead, such as after an accident or...

Definitions

  1. the number of dead, such as after an accident or...

Ancestry of “死者数”, step by step

死者数 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 数

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese数number; amount; number; several
2Middle Chinese數—
3Old Chinese數—

via Japanese 死者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese死者a dead person, the dead
Every word from Old Chinese 數 →Every word from Middle Chinese 數 →Every word from Japanese 数 →