Where does “点々” come from?

点々 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 点, from Middle Chinese 點 — mark, spot; dot, mark.

点々 (Japanese): dots; specks; Synonym of 濁点; scattered here and...

Definitions

  1. dots; specks; Synonym of 濁点; scattered here and...

Ancestry of “点々”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese点spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point
2Middle Chinese點mark, spot; dot, mark

Words derived from “点々”

Every word from Middle Chinese 點 →Every word from Japanese 点 →