Where does “助詞” come from?

助詞 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 詞, from Japanese 自動詞, from Japanese 自動 — automatic movement, automatic functioning;...

助詞 (Japanese): Particle: a part of speech in Japanese grammar...

Definitions

  1. Particle: a part of speech in Japanese grammar...

Ancestry of “助詞”, step by step

助詞 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 詞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese詞word; word; part of speech
2Japanese自動詞intransitive verb
3Japanese自動automatic movement, automatic functioning;...

via Japanese 助

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese助assistance; help; assistant
2Middle Chinese助—

Words derived from “助詞”

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