Where does “試合” come from?
試合 (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.
試合 (Japanese): match, game
Definitions
- match, game
Ancestry of “試合”, step by step
試合 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese する
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | する | to exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | す | to do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *su | nest |
via Japanese 合う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 合う | to match; to fit; to agree; to be proper;... |