Where does “近未来” come from?
近未来 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 未来, from Japanese 来る, from Japanese 来, from Middle Chinese 來.
近未来 (Japanese): close future; near future
Definitions
- close future; near future
Ancestry of “近未来”, step by step
近未来 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 未来
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 未来 | the future; the future, one of the three... |
| 2 | Japanese | 来る | To come; To come, to arrive |
| 3 | Japanese | 来 | next, coming; since, in; to approach one's... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 來 | — |
via Japanese 近
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 近 | near; close; close; near |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 近 | — |