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Where does “ち” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ち”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonictiblood

Words derived from “ち”

  • samurai
  • Kabuki
  • kabuki
  • moe
  • yuri
  • chibi
  • kusarigama
  • moé
  • moeblob
  • nantaimori
  • nyotaimori
  • shinigami
  • yorikiri
  • samurái
  • kabuki
  • кабуки
  • юри
  • Samurai
  • samurai
  • kabuki
  • 歌舞伎
  • samurai
  • 栞
  • 仕舞い
Every word from Proto-Japonic ti →