(ゆらい)

ゆらい
noun / suru verb
origin; history; derivation
1. origin; history; derivation
The source or beginning of something; where something came from.
この言葉(ことば)由来(ゆらい)調(しら)べる。
To research the origin of this word.
その(まつ)りには(ふる)由来(ゆらい)がある。
That festival has an ancient history.
名前(なまえ)由来(ゆらい)(おし)えてください。
Please tell me the origin of the name.

由来(ゆらい) refers to the origin or history of something.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 由来(ゆらい)する: to derive from, to originate from
  • 由来(ゆらい)()つ: to have an origin/history
  • 名前(なまえ)由来(ゆらい): the origin of a name

RELATED TERMS:

  • 起源(きげん): origin (more formal)
  • 語源(ごげん): etymology
  • 歴史(れきし): history