Where does “うらかた” come from?

うらかた (Japanese) comes from Japanese 裏, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 切る — to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

うらかた (Japanese): most generally someone from inside, someone from the background

Definitions

  1. most generally someone from inside, someone from the background

Ancestry of “うらかた”, step by step

うらかた traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 裏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

via Japanese 形

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese形a shape; a form; a pattern, die, or model from...
2Middle Chinese形—

via Japanese 方

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese方direction, way, side; more so; person
2Middle Chinese方—
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