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Where does “嫐” come from?

嫐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 後妻, from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa- — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Ancestry of “嫐”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese後妻one's second wife; envy, jealousy; used...
2Japanese上the above; the top; the surface of
3Old Japaneseうえ—
4Proto-Japonicupayabove, over
5Sanskritउपाय.
6Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
7Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
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