Where does “来る” come from?

来る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 来, from Middle Chinese 來.

来る (Japanese): To come; To come, to arrive

Definitions

  1. To come; To come, to arrive

Ancestry of “来る”, step by step

来る traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 来

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese来next, coming; since, in; to approach one's...
2Middle Chinese來—

via Japanese 至る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese至るto lead to (a place), to be bound for

Words derived from “来る”

Every word from Middle Chinese 來 →Every word from Japanese 来 →