Japanese 初

← Japanese 始め (mention)

← Japanese 端 (mention)

← Japanese 上 (mention)

← Japanese 生ふ (mention)

← Japanese 始め (mention)

← Proto-Japonic *Opi (inherited)

← Min Nan - (cognate)

→ Japanese 最初 (prefix)

→ Japanese 初心 (mention)

→ Japanese 初春 (prefix)

→ Japanese 初恋 (compound)

→ Japanese 初物 (compound)

→ Japanese 初体験 (compound)

→ Okinawan 初 (cognate)