Where does “やくざ” come from?
やくざ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 九, from Old Japanese 九.
やくざ (Japanese): something that is worthless or useless; yakuza:...
Definitions
- something that is worthless or useless; yakuza:...
Ancestry of “やくざ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 九 | nine; ninth; the ninth |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 九 | — |