Where does “吃” come from?
吃 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 泣き, from Japanese 泣く, from Japanese 音, from Middle Chinese 音.
吃 (Japanese): stammering, stuttering
Definitions
- stammering, stuttering
Ancestry of “吃”, step by step
吃 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 泣き
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 泣き | crying |
| 2 | Japanese | 泣く | to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl; to grieve over... |
| 3 | Japanese | 音 | sound |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 音 | — |
via Japanese 儘
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 儘 | the same, unchanged state, state as it is |
| 2 | Translingual | 随 | — |
via Chinese Mandarin 吃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 吃 | — |