Where does “こち” come from?

こち (Old Japanese) comes from Old Japanese ち, from Proto-Japonic ti — blood.

こち (Old Japanese): this direction, this way; 東風 spring easterly

Definitions

  1. this direction, this way; 東風 spring easterly

Ancestry of “こち”, step by step

こち traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese ち

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseち—
2Proto-Japonictiblood

via Old Japanese 此

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese此this

Words derived from “こち”

Every word from Proto-Japonic ti →Every word from Old Japanese ち →