Where does “温良恭倹譲” come from?

温良恭倹譲 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 良, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l(j)a(k/ŋ) — good; beautiful; real.

温良恭倹譲 (Japanese): Be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential

Definitions

  1. Be cordial, kind, courteous, modest, and deferential

Ancestry of “温良恭倹譲”, step by step

温良恭倹譲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 良

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese良—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanl(j)a(k/ŋ)good; beautiful; real

via Chinese 温

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese温—
2Middle Chinese溫—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l(j)a(k/ŋ) →Every word from Chinese 良 →