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Where does “左様” come from?

左様 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

左様 (Japanese): like that

Definitions

  1. like that

Ancestry of “左様”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
2Middle Chinese樣—
Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →