Where does “内側” come from?

内側 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 側, from Middle Chinese 側.

内側 (Japanese): the interior; the inside; the inner part

Definitions

  1. the interior; the inside; the inner part

Ancestry of “内側”, step by step

内側 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 側

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese側side; vicinity, near, beside; vicinity
2Middle Chinese側—

via Japanese 内

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese内inside, within; between, among; while, during,...
2Middle Chinese內—

Words derived from “内側”

Every word from Middle Chinese 側 →Every word from Japanese 側 →