Where does “雲” come from?
雲 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 雲.
雲 (Japanese): a cloud; of how clouds are widely spread; of how...
Definitions
- a cloud; of how clouds are widely spread; of how...
Ancestry of “雲”, step by step
雲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese 雲
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 雲 | — |
via Proto-Japonic *kumo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Japonic | *kumo | cloud |