Where does “かかう” come from?

かかう (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese かく.

かかう (Japanese): to carry, to be carried: {{l|ja|抱う}}, {{l|ja|香う}}

Definitions

  1. to carry, to be carried: {{l|ja|抱う}}, {{l|ja|香う}}

Ancestry of “かかう”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseかく—
Every word from Middle Chinese かく →