Where does “sensey” come from?
sensey (Yapese) comes from Japanese 先生, from Middle Chinese 先生, from Middle Chinese 生 — born.
sensey (Yapese): teacher
Ancestry of “sensey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 先生 | an elder; a scholar; a teacher or a professor |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 先生 | master, elder |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 生 | born |