Where does “風待ち” come from?

風待ち (Japanese) comes from Japanese 風, from Old Japanese かぜ, from Proto-Japonic kansay — wind.

風待ち (Japanese): waiting for a favorable wind for departure

Definitions

  1. waiting for a favorable wind for departure

Ancestry of “風待ち”, step by step

風待ち traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 風

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese風wind; airs; a style
2Old Japaneseかぜ—
3Proto-Japonickansaywind

via Japanese 待ち

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese待ちwait; the set of tiles that would advance or complete a hand
Every word from Proto-Japonic kansay →Every word from Old Japanese かぜ →Every word from Japanese 風 →