Where does “萬” come from?

萬 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 万, from Chinese 萬, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-maŋ.

Ancestry of “萬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese万—
2Chinese萬10,000
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-maŋ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-maŋ →Every word from Chinese 萬 →Every word from Chinese 万 →