Where does “味” come from?
味 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 味, from Proto-Japonic *anti.
味 (Japanese): clever, smart, witty; mysterious, strange; a...
Definitions
- clever, smart, witty; mysterious, strange; a...
Ancestry of “味”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 味 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *anti | — |