Where does “大人しい” come from?

大人しい (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大人, from Middle Chinese 大人.

大人しい (Japanese): quiet; good-tempered, gentle, mild; obedient,...

Definitions

  1. quiet; good-tempered, gentle, mild; obedient,...

Ancestry of “大人しい”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大人an adult, a grown-up; a leader; a lord, a...
2Middle Chinese大人—
Every word from Middle Chinese 大人 →Every word from Japanese 大人 →