Where does “介錯” come from?
介錯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 介, from Middle Chinese 介.
介錯 (Japanese): decapitation of someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)
Definitions
- decapitation of someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)
Ancestry of “介錯”, step by step
介錯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 錯
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 錯 | — |