Where does “呻く” come from?
呻く (Japanese) comes from Japanese う, from Middle Chinese 羽.
呻く (Japanese): groan, moan
Ancestry of “呻く”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | う | Used to make the volitional form of verbs;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 羽 | — |