Where does “死ぬ” come from?

死ぬ (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese しぬ.

死ぬ (Japanese): to die; to die, to collapse, to fall, to perish;...

Definitions

  1. to die; to die, to collapse, to fall, to perish;...

Ancestry of “死ぬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseしぬ—

Words derived from “死ぬ”

Every word from Old Japanese しぬ →