Where does “miko” come from?

miko (English) comes from Japanese 巫女, from Middle Chinese 巫女.

miko (English): A Shinto shrine maiden

Definitions

  1. A Shinto shrine maiden

Ancestry of “miko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巫女An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine,...
2Middle Chinese巫女—

Words derived from “miko”

Every word from Middle Chinese 巫女 →Every word from Japanese 巫女 →