Where does “馬鹿らしい” come from?
馬鹿らしい (Japanese) comes from Japanese 馬鹿, from Sanskrit मोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máwǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- — to err, to be foolish, to deviate.
馬鹿らしい (Japanese): absurd, ridiculous, foolish
Definitions
- absurd, ridiculous, foolish
Ancestry of “馬鹿らしい”, step by step
馬鹿らしい traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 馬鹿
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 馬鹿 | foolish, idiotic, stupid, ridiculous; useless,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मोह | loss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máwǰʰas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- | to err, to be foolish, to deviate |
via Japanese らしい
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | らしい | it seems that; I guess that |