Where does “的” come from?
的 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 的.
的 (Japanese): -ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort...
Definitions
- -ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort...
Ancestry of “的”, step by step
的 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 的
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 的 | — |
via Japanese 国家
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 国家 | nation; state |