Where does “下揃え” come from?

下揃え (Japanese) comes from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.

下揃え (Japanese): bottom alignment

Definitions

  1. bottom alignment

Ancestry of “下揃え”, step by step

下揃え traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—

via Japanese 揃え

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese揃え—
Every word from Middle Chinese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下 →