Where does “業” come from?
業 (Japanese) comes from Japanese なり, from Japanese に, from Old Japanese に.
業 (Japanese): work, task, business: the job at hand;...
Definitions
- work, task, business: the job at hand;...
Ancestry of “業”, step by step
業 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese なり
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | なり | c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori... |
| 2 | Japanese | に | particle for indirect objects; to; particle for... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | に | — |
via Middle Chinese 業
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 業 | — |
via Japanese 業を煮やす
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 業を煮やす | to lose one's temper, to fly off the handle |