Where does “話” come from?
話 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 話.
話 (Japanese): talking; speaking; speech; conversation; story;...
Definitions
- talking; speaking; speech; conversation; story;...
Ancestry of “話”, step by step
話 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 話
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 話 | — |
via Proto-Japonic *panas-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Japonic | *panas- | conversation, speech, story, talking |