Where does “話者” come from?

話者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 話, from Middle Chinese 話.

話者 (Japanese): One who speaks; a speaker

Definitions

  1. One who speaks; a speaker

Ancestry of “話者”, step by step

話者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 話

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese話talking; speaking; speech; conversation; story;...
2Middle Chinese話—

via Japanese 者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese者person; someone of that type, someone who does...
2Middle Chinese者—
Every word from Middle Chinese 話 →Every word from Japanese 話 →
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