Where does “退く” come from?
退く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 後, from Japanese 跡, from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.
退く (Japanese): draw back, recede; lessen; retire
Definitions
- draw back, recede; lessen; retire
Ancestry of “退く”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 後 | the back, the rear, behind; later, afterwards,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 跡 | a track or trace; evidence of something moving,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 足 | foot; 脚 leg |
| 4 | Old Japanese | 足 | — |