Where does “擦る” come from?

擦る (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

擦る (Japanese): rub, scrub

Definitions

  1. rub, scrub

Ancestry of “擦る”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
2Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Japonic*sunest

Words derived from “擦る”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →