Where does “草の根” come from?
草の根 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 根, from Old Japanese 根.
草の根 (Japanese): grass roots
Definitions
- grass roots
Ancestry of “草の根”, step by step
草の根 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 根
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 根 | a root; the source; the root; nature; the... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 根 | — |
via English grass roots
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grass roots | People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity |