Where does “背比べ” come from?

背比べ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 比べ, from Japanese 比べる — compare, contrast.

背比べ (Japanese): comparison of statures

Definitions

  1. comparison of statures

Ancestry of “背比べ”, step by step

背比べ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 比べ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese比べcontest, comparison, competition
2Japanese比べるcompare, contrast

via Japanese 背

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese背back, behind; stature
Every word from Japanese 比べる →Every word from Japanese 比べ →