Where does “行く” come from?
行く (Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic eku, from French écu, from Old French escut, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European skei-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
行く (Japanese): to go; to come to one's place; to be delivered;...
Definitions
- to go; to come to one's place; to be delivered;...
Ancestry of “行く”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Japonic | eku | how many |
| 2 | French | écu | shield; écu |
| 3 | Old French | escut | shield |
| 4 | Latin | scūtum | a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skei- | to cut, to divide, to separate; to cut, split; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |