Where does “から” come from?
から (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 柄.
から (Japanese): from, out of; after; because
Definitions
- from, out of; after; because
Ancestry of “から”, step by step
から traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese 柄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 柄 | — |
via Japanese がらがら
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | がらがら | empty, not crowded, vacant |