Where does “取り分ける” come from?

取り分ける (Japanese) comes from Japanese 取る — to steal; take, pick up; to take.

取り分ける (Japanese): to distribute; to apportion

Definitions

  1. to distribute; to apportion

Ancestry of “取り分ける”, step by step

取り分ける traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 取る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese取るto steal; take, pick up; to take

via Japanese 分ける

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese分けるdivide
Every word from Japanese 取る
取り分ける — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer