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Where does “來” come from?

來 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan la-j ~ ra — to come.

Ancestry of “來”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanla-j ~ rato come

Words derived from “來”

  • 嚟
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan la-j ~ ra →