Where does “沼” come from?
沼 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 間, from Middle Chinese 間.
沼 (Japanese): a swamp, a bog, a marsh, a wetland
Definitions
- a swamp, a bog, a marsh, a wetland
Ancestry of “沼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 間 | interval; "suffixes some expressions of time to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 間 | — |