Where does “hooch” come from?

Hooch comes from English Hootchinoo, borrowed from Japanese 呉音, derived from Japanese 呉, related through Japanese 連用形 of Japanese 傾く, connected to Japanese 後 and Japanese 跡.

hooch (English): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit...

Definitions

Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit...

Ancestry of “hooch”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	家	a house; one's own home; a home, household
2	Japanese	家紋	a crest for a household or family
3	Middle Chinese	かもん	—

Every word from Middle Chinese かもん →Every word from Japanese 家紋 →Every word from Japanese 家 →