Where does “過勞死” come from?

過勞死 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 過労死, from Japanese 死, from Middle Chinese 死.

過勞死 (Chinese): to die from overwork

Definitions

  1. to die from overwork

Ancestry of “過勞死”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese過労死karoshi, death from overwork
2Japanese死death
3Middle Chinese死—
Every word from Middle Chinese 死 →Every word from Japanese 死 →Every word from Japanese 過労死 →