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

  1. a swamp, a bog, a marsh, a wetland

Ancestry of “沼”, step by step

沼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 間

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese間interval; "suffixes some expressions of time to...
2Middle Chinese間—

via Middle Chinese 沼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese沼swamp

Words derived from “沼”

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