Where does “女子” come from?

女子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

女子 (Japanese): girl; woman; wife and child; wife

Definitions

  1. girl; woman; wife and child; wife

Ancestry of “女子”, step by step

女子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi—

via Japanese 女

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese女a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine
2Middle Chinese女—

Words derived from “女子”

Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →Every word from Japanese 子 →