Where does “しかと” come from?

しかと (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鹿, from Middle Chinese 鹿.

しかと (Japanese): ignoring, neglect

Definitions

  1. ignoring, neglect

Ancestry of “しかと”, step by step

しかと traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鹿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鹿deer; deer meat: venison; a beast
2Middle Chinese鹿—

via Japanese 十

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese十ten, 10; a ten-year-old
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Middle Chinese 鹿 →Every word from Japanese 鹿 →