Where does “心理” come from?

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

心理 (Japanese): mental state, mentality; psychology

Definitions

  1. mental state, mentality; psychology

Ancestry of “心理”, step by step

心理 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 理

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese理reason, logic

Words derived from “心理”

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