Where does “途方を失う” come from?

途方を失う (Japanese) comes from Japanese を, from Proto-Japonic wo — accusative marker; away from, off.

途方を失う (Japanese): to be at a loss

Definitions

  1. to be at a loss

Ancestry of “途方を失う”, step by step

途方を失う traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese を

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseをA case particle; A conjunctive particle, usually...
2Proto-Japonicwoaccusative marker; away from, off

via Japanese 途方

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese途方the right way
Every word from Proto-Japonic wo →Every word from Japanese を →