Where does “泣き” come from?
泣き (Japanese) comes from Japanese 泣く, from Japanese 音, from Middle Chinese 音.
泣き (Japanese): crying
Ancestry of “泣き”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 泣く | to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl; to grieve over... |
| 2 | Japanese | 音 | sound; speech sound; Short for 音読み : the... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 音 | — |