Where does “女房詞” come from?
女房詞 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 言葉, from Japanese 言, from Middle Chinese 言.
女房詞 (Japanese): a cant or secret language of ladies-in-waiting in...
Definitions
- a cant or secret language of ladies-in-waiting in...
Ancestry of “女房詞”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 言葉 | a word, a term; language, speech |
| 2 | Japanese | 言 | word; parole |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 言 | — |