Where does “異” come from?

異 (Japanese) comes from Japanese なる — to be achieved; to be completed.

異 (Japanese): difference; change or disease, one of the four...

Definitions

  1. difference; change or disease, one of the four...

Ancestry of “異”, step by step

異 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese なる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseなるto be achieved; to be completed

via Middle Chinese 異

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese異—

Words derived from “異”

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