Where does “襟元” come from?

襟元 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 元, from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.

襟元 (Japanese): nape the area around one's neck

Definitions

  1. nape the area around one's neck

Ancestry of “襟元”, step by step

襟元 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 元

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese元cause, origin; basis, foundation; cost
2Japanese始めbeginning, the start of an activity or time...
3Japanese始めるbegin; start; initiate; originate

via Japanese 襟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese襟a neckband; a collar; a lapel
Every word from Japanese 始める →Every word from Japanese 始め →Every word from Japanese 元 →