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Where does “kokoro” come from?

kokoro (English) comes from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə.

kokoro (English): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “kokoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese心mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
2Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
3Proto-Japonic*kəkərə—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə →