Where does “泳ぎ” come from?

泳ぎ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 泳ぐ, from Old Japanese およぐ, from Proto-Japonic əyənku — to swim.

泳ぎ (Japanese): swimming

Definitions

  1. swimming

Ancestry of “泳ぎ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese泳ぐto swim
2Old Japaneseおよぐ—
3Proto-Japonicəyənkuto swim

Words derived from “泳ぎ”

Every word from Proto-Japonic əyənku →Every word from Old Japanese およぐ →Every word from Japanese 泳ぐ →
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