Where does “足の裏” come from?

足の裏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

足の裏 (Japanese): sole of the foot

Definitions

  1. sole of the foot

Ancestry of “足の裏”, step by step

足の裏 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 裏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

via Japanese 足

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese足foot; 脚 leg
2Old Japanese足—
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →
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