Where does “心中” come from?

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

心中 (Japanese): lovers' suicide, double suicide; group suicide,...

Definitions

  1. lovers' suicide, double suicide; group suicide,...

Ancestry of “心中”, step by step

心中 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 心

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese心mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;...
2Old Japanese心heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,...
3Proto-Japonic*kəkərəheart

via Middle Chinese 心中

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese心中—

Words derived from “心中”

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