Where does “世捨て人” come from?
世捨て人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 世, from Middle Chinese 世.
世捨て人 (Japanese): one who has ended contact with the rest of the world; one who has secluded themselves from the rest of the world; recluse; hermit
Definitions
- one who has ended contact with the rest of the world; one who has secluded themselves from the rest of the world; recluse; hermit
Ancestry of “世捨て人”, step by step
世捨て人 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 世
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 世 | world, society; this world, this life;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 世 | — |
via Japanese 人
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | one |
via Japanese 捨てる
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 捨てる | to throw away; to abandon; to desert; to jilt |