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Where does “ぼこ” come from?

ぼこ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

ぼこ (Japanese): baby, newborn, infant; young child; 凹 an...

Definitions

  1. baby, newborn, infant; young child; 凹 an...

Ancestry of “ぼこ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi—
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