Where does “死する” come from?

死する (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

死する (Japanese): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “死する”, step by step

死する traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese する

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
2Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Japonic*sunest

via Japanese 死

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese死death
2Middle Chinese死—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →