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

Definitions

  1. former residence

Ancestry of “旧居”, step by step

旧居 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 旧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese旧old things, original state, former state, old...
2Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
3Proto-Japonic*pitəone

via Japanese 居

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese居residence
2Middle Chinese居dwelling; residence
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →Every word from Japanese 旧 →