Where does “旅に出る” come from?

旅に出る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 出る, from Old Japanese 出づ, from Proto-Japonic *intu.

旅に出る (Japanese): to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

Definitions

  1. to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

Ancestry of “旅に出る”, step by step

旅に出る traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 出る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese出るto leave a place; to go out; to come forth, to be...
2Old Japanese出づto come out, go out; to leave, depart; to show up
3Proto-Japonic*intu

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesein ancient China, a military unit of 500...
2Middle Chinese

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseparticle for indirect objects; to; particle for...
2Old Japanese
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