Where does “清” come from?

清 (Japanese) comes from Chinese Mandarin 清, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)s(j)aŋ — clear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear.

清 (Japanese): brightly, clearly, vividly; cleanly, freshly,...

Definitions

  1. brightly, clearly, vividly; cleanly, freshly,...

Ancestry of “清”, step by step

清 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese Mandarin 清

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin清—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(t)s(j)aŋclear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear

via Middle Chinese 清

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese清—

via Japanese 清し

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese清し—

Words derived from “清”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)s(j)aŋ →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 清 →