Where does “鄙” come from?
鄙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə.
鄙 (Japanese): a countrified or rustic person: a hick, a bumpkin
Definitions
- a countrified or rustic person: a hick, a bumpkin
Ancestry of “鄙”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 人 | a person, human; an individual; mankind, people |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *pitə | — |