Where does “心強い” come from?
心強い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 心, from Old Japanese 心, from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə — heart.
心強い (Japanese): reassuring, heartening
Ancestry of “心強い”, step by step
心強い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 心
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 心 | mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 心 | heart, mind, spirit; emotion, feeling; heart,... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *kəkərə | heart |
via Japanese 強い
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 強い | strong, durable, powerful; strong, competent;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | つよい | — |