Where does “彼処” come from?

彼処 (Japanese) comes from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.

彼処 (Japanese): yon place, that place yonder, that place over...

Definitions

  1. yon place, that place yonder, that place over...

Ancestry of “彼処”, step by step

彼処 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese し

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseしConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
2Middle Chinese氏—

via Japanese 彼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese彼distal demonstrative, something far off removed...
2Old Japaneseか—

via English ashiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishashikoA conical drum with one open end and a head on...
2Japanese足甲—
Every word from Middle Chinese 氏 →Every word from Japanese し →