Where does “酸っぱい” come from?

酸っぱい (Japanese) comes from Japanese 酸, from Middle Chinese 酸.

酸っぱい (Japanese): sour

Definitions

  1. sour

Ancestry of “酸っぱい”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese酸sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢
2Middle Chinese酸—
Every word from Middle Chinese 酸 →Every word from Japanese 酸 →