Where does “karoshi” come from?

karoshi (English) comes from Japanese 過労死, from Japanese 死, from Middle Chinese 死.

karoshi (English): Death, such as from heart attack or stroke,...

Definitions

  1. Death, such as from heart attack or stroke,...

Ancestry of “karoshi”, 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 →