Where does “yuki-onna” come from?
yuki-onna (English) comes from Japanese 雪女, from Japanese 女, from Middle Chinese 女.
yuki-onna (English): Japanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who...
Definitions
- Japanese snow spirit; the spirit of a woman who...
Ancestry of “yuki-onna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 雪女 | "yuki-onna", "snow-woman": spirit of a woman who... |
| 2 | Japanese | 女 | a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 女 | — |