Where does “彼氏” come from?

彼氏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 彼, from Old Japanese か.

彼氏 (Japanese): he; him

Definitions

  1. he; him

Ancestry of “彼氏”, step by step

彼氏 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 彼

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

via Japanese 氏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese氏a family, a clan; a certain person; Mr.; Ms
2Middle Chineseし—

Words derived from “彼氏”

Every word from Old Japanese か →Every word from Japanese 彼 →