Where does “子供” come from?

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

子供 (Japanese): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “子供”, step by step

子供 traces back through 3 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 共

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese共both, all; co-; altogether

via Old Japanese Old Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old JapaneseOld Japanese—

Words derived from “子供”

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