Where does “ubasute” come from?

ubasute (English) comes from Japanese 姥捨て, from Japanese 捨てる — to throw away; to abandon; to desert; to jilt.

ubasute (English): A supposed former custom of Japan, whereby an...

Definitions

  1. A supposed former custom of Japan, whereby an...

Ancestry of “ubasute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese姥捨てgranny dumping, the practice of abandoning older...
2Japanese捨てるto throw away; to abandon; to desert; to jilt
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