Where does “行方” come from?
行方 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 行方, from Japanese 行く, from Proto-Japonic eku, from French écu, from Old French escut, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “行方”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 行方 | one's whereabouts, direction or destination;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 行く | to go; to come to one's place; to be delivered;... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | eku | how many |
| 4 | French | écu | shield; écu |
| 5 | Old French | escut | shield |
| 6 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |