Where does “切り出す” come from?

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

切り出す (Japanese): to cut and carry out (timber, stone, etc.); to quarry (stone)

Definitions

  1. to cut and carry out (timber, stone, etc.); to quarry (stone)

Ancestry of “切り出す”, step by step

切り出す traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 切る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

via Japanese 出す

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese出すto take out, to get out; to put forth; to show or...
2Old Japaneseいたす—
Every word from Japanese 裏 →Every word from Japanese 切る →Every word from Japanese 裏切り →