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Where does “shoshin” come from?

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

shoshin (English): An attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of...

Definitions

  1. An attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of...

Ancestry of “shoshin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese初心immaturity, naiveté; original intention, original...
2Japanese心mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
3Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
4Proto-Japonic*kəkərə—
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