Where does “geiko” come from?
geiko (English) comes from Japanese 芸子, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
geiko (English): Synonym of geisha
Ancestry of “geiko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 芸子 | a geisha, especially a young geisha; a young... |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |