Where does “腕立て伏せ” come from?

腕立て伏せ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立て, from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

腕立て伏せ (Japanese): a push-up, press-up

Definitions

  1. a push-up, press-up

Ancestry of “腕立て伏せ”, step by step

腕立て伏せ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 立て

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立てmain, head, central; just; especially
2Japanese立てるto stand, to place in an upright position; to...
3Old Japanese立つto rise, stand
4Proto-Japonictatu—

via Japanese 腕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese腕arm; ability; skill; talent
2Japanese腕輪bracelet
3Japanese輪ring; circle

via Japanese 伏せ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese伏せ—
Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Old Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立てる →