Where does “誘る” come from?

誘る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 痴, from Middle Chinese ち.

誘る (Japanese): to manipulate or con someone

Definitions

  1. to manipulate or con someone

Ancestry of “誘る”, step by step

誘る traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 痴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese痴foolishness, stupidity; ignorance, one of the...
2Middle Chineseち—

via Japanese 釣る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese釣るto fish, to angle

Words derived from “誘る”

Every word from Middle Chinese ち →Every word from Japanese 痴 →