Where does “真面” come from?

真面 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese まおもて.

真面 (Japanese): direct, straight; honest, proper; the direct...

Definitions

  1. direct, straight; honest, proper; the direct...

Ancestry of “真面”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseまおもて—
Every word from Old Japanese まおもて →