Where does “百” come from?
百 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 百.
百 (Japanese): hundred; a very many, lots, a lot; one hundred...
Definitions
- hundred; a very many, lots, a lot; one hundred...
Ancestry of “百”, step by step
百 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 百
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 百 | — |
via Old Japanese 百
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 百 | — |