Where does “kokoro” come from?

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

kokoro (English): heart

Definitions

  1. heart

Ancestry of “kokoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesemind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
2Old Japaneseheart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
3Proto-Japonic*kəkərəheart

Words derived from “kokoro

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