Where does “心” come from?

心 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.

心 (Japanese): mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...

Definitions

  1. mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...

Ancestry of “心”, step by step

心 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 心

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
2Proto-Japonic*kəkərəheart

via Middle Chinese 心

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese心—

Words derived from “心”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə →Every word from Old Japanese 心 →