Where does “いで” come from?

いで (Japanese) comes from Japanese 井, from Middle Chinese 井.

いで (Japanese): Come! (used to verbally urge the addressee when calling them closer)

Definitions

  1. Come! (used to verbally urge the addressee when calling them closer)

Ancestry of “いで”, step by step

いで traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 井

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese井well; well, well curb; Well
2Middle Chinese井—

via Japanese 手

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese手a hand; a handle, grip; a paw, foreleg
2Middle Chinese手—

via Japanese ずて

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseずて—
Every word from Middle Chinese 井 →Every word from Japanese 井 →