Where does “初体験” come from?
初体験 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 初, from Middle Chinese 初.
初体験 (Japanese): first experience; first sexual experience
Definitions
- first experience; first sexual experience
Ancestry of “初体験”, step by step
初体験 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 初
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 初 | the first..., initial..., new.; a first, start, a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 初 | — |
via Japanese 体験
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 体験 | experience; to undergo an experience, to... |