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Where does “くさい” come from?

くさい (Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic kusa — grass.

くさい (Japanese): stinking, smelly, pungent; giving off a bad...

Definitions

  1. stinking, smelly, pungent; giving off a bad...

Ancestry of “くさい”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonickusagrass

Words derived from “くさい”

  • めんどくさい
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