Where does “白” come from?
白 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 白.
白 (Japanese): the color white; innocence; a white go stone
Definitions
- the color white; innocence; a white go stone
Ancestry of “白”, step by step
白 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 白
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 白 | — |
via Old Japanese 白
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 白 | — |