Where does “繰り返す” come from?

繰り返す (Japanese) comes from Japanese 返す — to return; to repeat, to redo.

繰り返す (Japanese): to repeat, to do again

Definitions

  1. to repeat, to do again

Ancestry of “繰り返す”, step by step

繰り返す traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 返す

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese返すto return; to repeat, to redo

via Japanese 繰り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese繰りwinding, reeling, spinning; winding, reeling,...
Every word from Japanese 返す