Where does “呪い” come from?

呪い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 呪う, from Japanese -ふ.

呪い (Japanese): a curse; a spell; incantation, magic spell

Definitions

  1. a curse; a spell; incantation, magic spell

Ancestry of “呪い”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese呪うto curse; to pray that one avoids disaster; to...
2Japanese-ふ—
Every word from Japanese -ふ →Every word from Japanese 呪う →