Where does “旅立ち” come from?

旅立ち (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立ち, from Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

旅立ち (Japanese): departure on a trip/journey, setting off,...

Definitions

  1. departure on a trip/journey, setting off,...

Ancestry of “旅立ち”, step by step

旅立ち traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 立ち

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立ちstanding, standing up; standing; starting,...
2Japanese立つto stand, to stand up, to rise; to depart; to...
3Proto-Japonictatu—

via Japanese 旅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese旅in ancient China, a military unit of 500...
2Middle Chinese旅—
Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立ち →