Where does “さ行” come from?

さ行 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 行, from Middle Chinese 行.

さ行 (Japanese): the third row of the 五十音図, consisting of the five kana さ/サ, し/シ, す/ス, せ/セ and そ/ソ

Definitions

  1. the third row of the 五十音図, consisting of the five kana さ/サ, し/シ, す/ス, せ/セ and そ/ソ

Ancestry of “さ行”, step by step

さ行 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 行

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese行a line of text; a row of a matrix; Abbreviation...
2Middle Chinese行—

via Japanese さ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseさthird person personal pronoun; they; -ness;...
2Middle Chinese左—
Every word from Middle Chinese 行 →Every word from Japanese 行 →