Where does “切りが無い” come from?

切りが無い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切り, from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

Ancestry of “切りが無い”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切りlimits, bounds, end; cutter; way of cutting
2Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
3Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
4Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
Every word from Japanese 裏 →Every word from Japanese 切る →Every word from Japanese 裏切り →