Where does “仕事” come from?

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

仕事 (Japanese): a job; an occupation; work; job, work; work,...

Definitions

  1. a job; an occupation; work; job, work; work,...

Ancestry of “仕事”, step by step

仕事 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese する

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

via Japanese 事

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese事thing, fact, event; thing; stuff; abstract thing
2Middle Chinese事—

Words derived from “仕事”

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