Where does “焼け跡世代” come from?

焼け跡世代 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 焼け跡, from Japanese 跡, from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.

焼け跡世代 (Japanese): generation comprising those who were children during WW2 (in Japan)

Definitions

  1. generation comprising those who were children during WW2 (in Japan)

Ancestry of “焼け跡世代”, step by step

焼け跡世代 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 焼け跡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese焼け跡ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
2Japanese跡a track or trace; evidence of something moving,...
3Japanese足foot; 脚 leg
4Old Japanese足—

via Japanese 世代

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese世代generation
2Middle Chineseせだい—
Every word from Old Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 跡 →