Where does “詩歌” come from?

詩歌 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese しか, from Japanese あり — 有り existing; 蟻 ant.

詩歌 (Japanese): Japanese and Chinese poetry; a rhymed poem

Definitions

  1. Japanese and Chinese poetry; a rhymed poem

Ancestry of “詩歌”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseしか
2Japaneseあり有り existing; 蟻 ant
Every word from Japanese ありEvery word from Middle Chinese しか
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