Where does “焼け跡” come from?
焼け跡 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 跡, from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.
焼け跡 (Japanese): ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
Definitions
- ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
Ancestry of “焼け跡”, step by step
焼け跡 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 跡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 跡 | a track or trace; evidence of something moving,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 足 | foot; 脚 leg |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 足 | — |
via Japanese 焼ける
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 焼ける | to be burned |
| 2 | Japanese | 焼く | to change something by means of fire, light, chemicals, or other means |