Where does “変態” come from?

変態 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 変, from Middle Chinese 變.

変態 (Japanese): metamorphosis, transformation; abnormality;...

Definitions

  1. metamorphosis, transformation; abnormality;...

Ancestry of “変態”, step by step

変態 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 変

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese変a change
2Middle Chinese變—

via Japanese 態

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese態voice - a particular mode of inflecting or...
2Middle Chinese體—

Words derived from “変態”

Every word from Middle Chinese 變 →Every word from Japanese 変 →