Where does “後胤” come from?

後胤 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 後, from Japanese 跡, from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.

後胤 (Japanese): descendant, scion

Definitions

  1. descendant, scion

Ancestry of “後胤”, step by step

後胤 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 後

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese後the back, the rear, behind; later, afterwards,...
2Japanese跡a track or trace; evidence of something moving,...
3Japanese足foot; 脚 leg
4Old Japanese足—

via Japanese 胤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese胤paternal blood, offspring
2Middle Chineseいん—
Every word from Old Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 跡 →