Where does “せる” come from?

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

せる (Japanese): expresses causation: to make... do

Definitions

  1. expresses causation: to make... do

Ancestry of “せる”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseせりauction
2Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
3Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
4Proto-Japonic*sunest
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →