いにしえ

⟨ini si pe₁⟩ → */inisipʲe/ → /iniɕiɸe/ → /iniɕiwe/ → /iniɕie/

From Old Japanese 古 (inisipe₁), itself derived from 往に (ini, the 連用形 (ren’yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical verb 往ぬ (inu), “to pass”) +‎ し (-shi, the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of き (-ki), classical past-tense marker) +‎ 方 (-he, a suffix expressing time; by extension of 辺 (-he), expressing direction). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• (Tokyo) いにしえ [ìníshíé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [iɲ̟iɕie̞]

いにしえ • (inishie) ^{←いにしへ (inisife)?}

1. the past
2. ancient times
3. (archaic, obsolete) the deceased

• 昔(むかし) (mukashi)