Where does “乙子” come from?

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

乙子 (Japanese): last child

Definitions

  1. last child

Ancestry of “乙子”, step by step

乙子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 子

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—

via Japanese 乙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese乙something B; a stupid person, someone who is slow...
2Middle Chinese乙—
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →Every word from Japanese 子 →