Where does “しるひとぞしる” come from?

しるひとぞしる (Japanese) comes from Japanese 知る, from Old Japanese しる, from Proto-Japonic siru — to know.

しるひとぞしる (Japanese): if you know, you know

Definitions

  1. if you know, you know

Ancestry of “しるひとぞしる”, step by step

しるひとぞしる traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 知る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese知るto know, be aware of; to learn, acquire; to be...
2Old Japaneseしる—
3Proto-Japonicsiruto know

via Japanese 人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
2Proto-Japonic*pitəone

via Japanese ぞ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseぞa particle used at the end of sentences, which...
2Japaneseあり有り existing; 蟻 ant
Every word from Proto-Japonic siru →Every word from Old Japanese しる →Every word from Japanese 知る →