Where does “四隅” come from?

四隅 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 四, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

四隅 (Japanese): four corners

Definitions

  1. four corners

Ancestry of “四隅”, step by step

四隅 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 四

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese四four, 4; the fourth
2Middle Chinese四—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Japanese 隅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese隅—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Middle Chinese 四 →Every word from Japanese 四 →