Where does “怖い” come from?

怖い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 強い, from Old Japanese つよい.

怖い (Japanese): frightening; scary; frightened; scared; afraid

Definitions

  1. frightening; scary; frightened; scared; afraid

Ancestry of “怖い”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese強いstrong, durable, powerful; strong, competent;...
2Old Japaneseつよい—
Every word from Old Japanese つよい →Every word from Japanese 強い →