Where does “義兄弟” come from?
義兄弟 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兄弟, from Japanese 兄, from Old Japanese あに, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
義兄弟 (Japanese): sworn brothers
Definitions
- sworn brothers
Ancestry of “義兄弟”, step by step
義兄弟 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 兄弟
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 兄弟 | brothers; siblings; brothers and sisters;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 兄 | elder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | あに | — |
| 4 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 5 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 義
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 義 | justice; a situation which has a right and proper... |