Where does “戯れ言” come from?

戯れ言 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 言, from Middle Chinese 言.

戯れ言 (Japanese): a practical joke, prank

Definitions

  1. a practical joke, prank

Ancestry of “戯れ言”, step by step

戯れ言 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 言

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese言word; parole
2Middle Chinese言—

via Japanese 戯れ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戯れ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 言 →Every word from Japanese 言 →