Where does “えた” come from?

えた (Japanese) comes from Japanese 取り, from Japanese 取る — to steal; take, pick up; to take.

えた (Japanese): 穢多 the lowest group in Japan’s caste system...

Definitions

  1. 穢多 the lowest group in Japan’s caste system...

Ancestry of “えた”, step by step

えた traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 取り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese取りremover; taking, capturing; take
2Japanese取るto steal; take, pick up; to take

via Japanese 餌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese餌animal food, feed; bait
Every word from Japanese 取る →Every word from Japanese 取り →