Where does “初心” come from?

初心 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.

初心 (Japanese): immaturity, naiveté; original intention, original...

Definitions

  1. immaturity, naiveté; original intention, original...

Ancestry of “初心”, step by step

初心 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 心

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese心mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
2Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
3Proto-Japonic*kəkərəheart

via Japanese 初

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese初the first..., initial..., new.; a first, start, a...
2Middle Chinese初—

Words derived from “初心”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə →Every word from Old Japanese 心 →Every word from Japanese 心 →