Where does “清源” come from?
清源 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 源, from Japanese 水, from Old Japanese 水, from Proto-Japonic *mentu — water.
清源 (Japanese): Japanese reading of the Chinese given name "Qingyuan"
Definitions
- Japanese reading of the Chinese given name "Qingyuan"
Ancestry of “清源”, step by step
清源 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 源
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 源 | a fountainhead; a source, origin |
| 2 | Japanese | 水 | water; drinking water; a fluid, liquid |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 水 | water |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *mentu | water |
via Japanese 清
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 清 | brightly, clearly, vividly; cleanly, freshly,... |
| 2 | Chinese Mandarin | 清 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (t)s(j)aŋ | clear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear |