Where does “尻” come from?

尻 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 尻.

尻 (Japanese): behind; the end; the rear portion of the body;...

Definitions

  1. behind; the end; the rear portion of the body;...

Ancestry of “尻”, step by step

尻 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 尻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese尻—

via Ainu シㇼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ainuシㇼvisual appearance, the look of a thing; weather;...

Words derived from “尻”

Every word from Old Japanese 尻 →