Where does “ばかり” come from?
ばかり (Japanese) comes from Japanese 計り, from Japanese 計る — to weigh, to measure, to estimate; to conjecture,...
ばかり (Japanese): just; full of; only, always
Definitions
- just; full of; only, always
Ancestry of “ばかり”, step by step
ばかり traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 計り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 計り | measurement; weight, size, etc |
| 2 | Japanese | 計る | to weigh, to measure, to estimate; to conjecture,... |
via Japanese 測り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 測り | — |