Where does “めんどくさい” come from?
めんどくさい (Japanese) comes from Japanese くさい, from Proto-Japonic kusa — grass.
めんどくさい (Japanese): inconvenient, bothersome, tiresome, bother to do
Definitions
- inconvenient, bothersome, tiresome, bother to do
Ancestry of “めんどくさい”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | くさい | stinking, smelly, pungent; giving off a bad... |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | kusa | grass |