Where does “神道” come from?

神道 (Japanese) comes from Late Middle Chinese 神道, from Old Chinese 神道 — ways of Heaven.

神道 (Japanese): Shintō, a religion indigenous to Japan that...

Definitions

  1. Shintō, a religion indigenous to Japan that...

Ancestry of “神道”, step by step

神道 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Middle Chinese 神道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Middle Chinese神道—
2Old Chinese神道ways of Heaven

via Chinese Mandarin 神道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin神道—
2Japanese-道way; -manship; way; path

Words derived from “神道”

Every word from Old Chinese 神道 →Every word from Late Middle Chinese 神道 →