Where does “心配” come from?

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

心配 (Japanese): uneasy, worrying; anxiety, concern, worry,...

Definitions

  1. uneasy, worrying; anxiety, concern, worry,...

Ancestry of “心配”, step by step

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