Where does “南風” come from?

南風 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 風, from Old Japanese かぜ, from Proto-Japonic kansay — wind.

南風 (Japanese): south wind, southerly

Definitions

  1. south wind, southerly

Ancestry of “南風”, step by step

南風 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 風

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese風wind; airs; a style
2Old Japaneseかぜ—
3Proto-Japonickansaywind

via Japanese 南

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南the south; a southerly, south wind; to go south
2Middle Chinese南—
Every word from Proto-Japonic kansay →Every word from Old Japanese かぜ →Every word from Japanese 風 →
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