Where does “辛抱強い” come from?

辛抱強い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 強い, from Old Japanese つよい.

辛抱強い (Japanese): patient, long-suffering, persevering, enduring

Definitions

  1. patient, long-suffering, persevering, enduring

Ancestry of “辛抱強い”, step by step

辛抱強い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 強い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese強いstrong, durable, powerful; strong, competent;...
2Old Japaneseつよい—

via Japanese 辛抱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese辛抱patience, endurance
Every word from Old Japanese つよい →Every word from Japanese 強い →