Where does “kuisagaru” come from?

kuisagaru (English) comes from Japanese 食い下がる, from Japanese 食う, from Old Japanese くう, from Middle Chinese 偶.

kuisagaru (English): A technique in which a wrestler lowers his centre of gravity and pushes his opponent out of the ring

Definitions

  1. A technique in which a wrestler lowers his centre of gravity and pushes his opponent out of the ring

Ancestry of “kuisagaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese食い下がるto hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
2Japanese食うto put something in one's mouth; to eat, to...
3Old Japaneseくう—
4Middle Chinese偶—
Every word from Middle Chinese 偶 →Every word from Old Japanese くう →Every word from Japanese 食う →