Where does “面” come from?

面 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese おも.

面 (Japanese): face; surface; mask

Definitions

  1. face; surface; mask

Ancestry of “面”, step by step

面 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese おも

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseおも—

via Middle Chinese 面

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese面—

Words derived from “面”

Every word from Old Japanese おも →