Where does “いろせ” come from?

いろせ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兄, from Old Japanese あに, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

いろせ (Japanese): brother from the same mother

Definitions

  1. brother from the same mother

Ancestry of “いろせ”, step by step

いろせ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseelder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for...
2Old Japaneseあに
3Japanesegenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
4Old Japaneseplain, field
5Middle Chinesetalent, ability

via Japanese いろ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseいろkinship through the same mother; 井路 a waterway or...
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