Where does “乙女” come from?

乙女 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 乙女, from Old Japanese おとめ.

乙女 (Chinese): maiden; virgin; pure girl

Definitions

  1. maiden; virgin; pure girl

Ancestry of “乙女”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese乙女daughter; virgin, maiden; little girl, young lady
2Old Japaneseおとめ
Every word from Old Japanese おとめEvery word from Japanese 乙女
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