Where does “外側” come from?

外側 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 側, from Middle Chinese 側.

外側 (Japanese): the outside; the exterior; the outer part

Definitions

  1. the outside; the exterior; the outer part

Ancestry of “外側”, step by step

外側 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 側

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese側side; vicinity, near, beside; vicinity
2Middle Chinese側—

via Japanese 外

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese外(the) outside
2Middle Chinese外—

Words derived from “外側”

Every word from Middle Chinese 側 →Every word from Japanese 側 →