Where does “西夏文字” come from?
西夏文字 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文字, from Middle Chinese 文字.
西夏文字 (Japanese): the Tangut script
Definitions
- the Tangut script
Ancestry of “西夏文字”, step by step
西夏文字 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 文字
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 文字 | a letter, a character; script, writing system; a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 文字 | — |
via Japanese 西夏
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 西夏 | Western Xia |