Where does “石” come from?

石 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 石.

石 (Japanese): a stone; a transistor; a traditional Japanese...

Definitions

  1. a stone; a transistor; a traditional Japanese...

Ancestry of “石”, step by step

石 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 石

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese石—

via Japanese 石川

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese石川Ishi River (rivers in Japan)

Words derived from “石”

Every word from Middle Chinese 石 →