Where does “言葉遣い” come from?

言葉遣い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 言葉, from Japanese 言, from Middle Chinese 言.

言葉遣い (Japanese): expression, wording, way of speaking

Definitions

  1. expression, wording, way of speaking

Ancestry of “言葉遣い”, step by step

言葉遣い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 言葉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese言葉a word, a term; language, speech
2Japanese言word; parole
3Middle Chinese言—

via Japanese 遣い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese遣いAlternative spelling of 使い; use, usage; way of...
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