Where does “みそかす” come from?

みそかす (Japanese) comes from Japanese 味噌, from Proto-Japonic *misau.

みそかす (Japanese): miso dregs

Definitions

  1. miso dregs

Ancestry of “みそかす”, step by step

みそかす traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 味噌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese味噌miso; the innards of a crab or shrimp resembling...
2Proto-Japonic*misau—

via Japanese 滓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese滓dregs; refuse; scum
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