Where does “心持ち” come from?

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

心持ち (Japanese): disposition, nature; feeling, mood; slightly

Definitions

  1. disposition, nature; feeling, mood; slightly

Ancestry of “心持ち”, step by step

心持ち 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 持つ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese持つto hold, to carry something; to have, to possess

Words derived from “心持ち”

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