Where does “こうべうち” come from?
こうべうち (Japanese) comes from Japanese 打ち, from Japanese 打つ, from Japanese うつ — 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,...
Ancestry of “こうべうち”, step by step
こうべうち traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 打ち
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 打ち | adds emphasis to verbs |
| 2 | Japanese | 打つ | to hit, to beat, to strike; to hit; to type |
| 3 | Japanese | うつ | 打つ hit, strike, beat; 討つ defeat, kill; 撃つ shoot,... |
via Japanese 首
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 首 | neck; the neck and head as a whole; dismissal... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 首 | — |
Words derived from “こうべうち”