Where does “極める” come from?

極める (Japanese) comes from Japanese 極む, from Japanese む, from Middle Chinese 無.

極める (Japanese): to carry to extremes, carry to the end

Definitions

  1. to carry to extremes, carry to the end

Ancestry of “極める”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese極む—
2JapaneseむUsed to indicate a mumbling sound; Used to form...
3Middle Chinese無—

Words derived from “極める”

Every word from Middle Chinese 無 →Every word from Japanese む →Every word from Japanese 極む →