Where does “南口” come from?

南口 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.

南口 (Japanese): south exit

Definitions

  1. south exit

Ancestry of “南口”, step by step

南口 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 口

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese口mouth; opening; the mouth
2Japaneseくちmouth
3Japanese朽ちる—

via Japanese 南

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南the south; a southerly, south wind; to go south
2Middle Chinese南—
Every word from Japanese 朽ちる →Every word from Japanese くち →Every word from Japanese 口 →