Where does “後” come from?
後 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 跡, from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.
後 (Japanese): the back, the rear, behind; later, afterwards,...
Definitions
- the back, the rear, behind; later, afterwards,...
Ancestry of “後”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 跡 | a track or trace; evidence of something moving,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 足 | foot; 脚 leg |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 足 | — |