Where does “心情” come from?

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

心情 (Japanese): one's heart, one's feelings

Definitions

  1. one's heart, one's feelings

Ancestry of “心情”, step by step

心情 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 Japanese 情

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese情emotion; feeling
2Middle Chinese情—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *kəkərə →Every word from Old Japanese 心 →Every word from Japanese 心 →