Where does “旧居” come from?
旧居 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 旧, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.
旧居 (Japanese): former residence
Ancestry of “旧居”, step by step
旧居 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 旧
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 旧 | old things, original state, former state, old... |
| 2 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | one |
via Japanese 居
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 居 | residence |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 居 | dwelling; residence |