Where does “風邪” come from?

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

風邪 (Japanese): a cold

Definitions

  1. a cold

Ancestry of “風邪”, step by step

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

Words derived from “風邪”

Every word from Proto-Japonic kansay →Every word from Old Japanese かぜ →Every word from Japanese 風 →