Where does “不倫妻” come from?

不倫妻 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 妻, from Japanese 端 — an edge; the beginning or end of something.

不倫妻 (Japanese): a cheating wife, an adultress

Definitions

  1. a cheating wife, an adultress

Ancestry of “不倫妻”, step by step

不倫妻 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 妻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese妻a spouse; a wife; a side dish
2Japanese端an edge; the beginning or end of something

via Japanese 不倫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese不倫immorality; adultery
Every word from Japanese 端 →Every word from Japanese 妻 →