Where does “せり” come from?

せり (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

せり (Japanese): auction

Definitions

  1. auction

Ancestry of “せり”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
2Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Japonic*sunest

Words derived from “せり”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →