Where does “跡” come from?

跡 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.

跡 (Japanese): a track or trace; evidence of something moving,...

Definitions

  1. a track or trace; evidence of something moving,...

Ancestry of “跡”, step by step

跡 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 足

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese足foot; 脚 leg
2Old Japanese足—

via Japanese 所

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese所place; a place, a scene, a site; an address; a...
2Middle Chinese所—

via Middle Chinese 跡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese跡—

Words derived from “跡”

Every word from Old Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 足 →