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Where does “如何” come from?

如何 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese いか.

如何 (Japanese): what kind of; in what manner, how; what about..

Definitions

  1. what kind of; in what manner, how; what about..

Ancestry of “如何”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseいか—

Words derived from “如何”

  • 如何しい
  • 如何わしい
Every word from Old Japanese いか →