Where does “mikomiko” come from?

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

mikomiko (Hawaiian): lightly salted

Definitions

  1. lightly salted

Ancestry of “mikomiko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmikoA Shinto shrine maiden
2Japanese巫女An unmarried woman who serves at a Shintō shrine,...
3Middle Chinese巫女—

Words derived from “mikomiko”

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