Where does “ushioni” come from?

ushioni (English) comes from Japanese 牛鬼, from Japanese 鬼, from Japanese 隠, from Middle Chinese 隱.

ushioni (English): An ox ogre or demon; an evil ox spirit

Definitions

  1. An ox ogre or demon; an evil ox spirit

Ancestry of “ushioni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese牛鬼An ushi-oni, an ox demon
2Japanese鬼ghost; evil spirit, demon, ogre; someone of...
3Japanese隠to hide; hidden from sight; hidden
4Middle Chinese隱—
Every word from Middle Chinese 隱 →Every word from Japanese 隠 →Every word from Japanese 鬼 →