Where does “miko” come from?
miko (English) comes from Japanese 巫女, from Middle Chinese 巫女.
miko (English): A Shinto shrine maiden
Ancestry of “miko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 巫女 | An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine,... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 巫女 | — |