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
Ancestry of “背比べ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 比べ | contest, comparison, competition |
| 2 | Japanese | 比べる | compare, contrast |