Where does “違い” come from?

違い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 違う, from Japanese 交う — together, past each other.

違い (Japanese): difference; difference, discrepancy; being...

Definitions

  1. difference; difference, discrepancy; being...

Ancestry of “違い”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese違うto be different; to differ (from something)
2Japanese交うtogether, past each other

Words derived from “違い”

Every word from Japanese 交う →Every word from Japanese 違う →