Where does “sakiwai” come from?
sakiwai (Japanese) comes from Japanese 幸, from Middle Chinese 幸.
Ancestry of “sakiwai”, step by step
sakiwai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 幸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 幸 | good luck, good fortune; happiness; an appearance... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 幸 | — |
via Japanese 這う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 這う | to crawl, to creep |