Where does “肌で知る” come from?
肌で知る (Japanese) comes from Japanese で, from Japanese ぜ, from Japanese ぞえ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.
肌で知る (Japanese): to know through one's own experience
Definitions
- to know through one's own experience
Ancestry of “肌で知る”, step by step
肌で知る traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese で
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | で | at; with, by, using; indicating the following... |
| 2 | Japanese | ぜ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,... |
| 3 | Japanese | ぞえ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis, used to lightly press one's point, with affectionate overtones |
| 4 | Japanese | え | Alternative form of い |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 衣 | — |
via Japanese 知る
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 知る | to know, be aware of; to learn, acquire; to be... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | しる | — |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | siru | to know |
via Japanese 肌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 肌 | the skin; the surface; a type |