Where does “現在時制” come from?
現在時制 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 時制, from Japanese 時, from Old Japanese 時, from Old Japanese しだ — a time, circumstance, occasion.
現在時制 (Japanese): present tense
Ancestry of “現在時制”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 時制 | tense; time measurement system |
| 2 | Japanese | 時 | time; an event, case, occasion, moment; a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 時 | a time, moment , occasion; Only used in 時過ぐ : to... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | しだ | a time, circumstance, occasion |