Where does “kunoichi” come from?

kunoichi (English) comes from Japanese くノ一, from Japanese 女, from Middle Chinese 女.

kunoichi (English): a female ninja

Definitions

  1. a female ninja

Ancestry of “kunoichi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseくノ一a kunoichi; Synonym of 女
2Japanese女a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine
3Middle Chinese女—
Every word from Middle Chinese 女 →Every word from Japanese 女 →Every word from Japanese くノ一 →