Where does “嘲笑う” come from?
嘲笑う (Japanese) comes from Japanese 笑う, from Japanese 割る — break; split; cut; separate.
嘲笑う (Japanese): to laugh at, to sneer at, to deride, to mock, to...
Definitions
- to laugh at, to sneer at, to deride, to mock, to...
Ancestry of “嘲笑う”, step by step
嘲笑う traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 笑う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 笑う | to spontaneously express joy or amusement by... |
| 2 | Japanese | 割る | break; split; cut; separate |
via Japanese 嘲
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 嘲 | insult, ridicule, scorn; something off-color or... |