Where does “” 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,...

(Japanese): one of the Eighteen Best Kabuki Plays

Definitions

  1. one of the Eighteen Best Kabuki Plays

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese後妻one's second wife; envy, jealousy; used...
2Japanesethe 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upoEvery word from Sanskrit उप-Every word from Sanskrit उपाय