Where does “尻尾” come from?

尻尾 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 尾, from Old Japanese 尾.

尻尾 (Japanese): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “尻尾”, step by step

尻尾 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 尾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese尾a tail; the foot of a mountain; the end of...
2Old Japanese尾—

via Japanese 尻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese尻behind; the end; the rear portion of the body;...
2Old Japanese尻—

Words derived from “尻尾”

Every word from Old Japanese 尾 →Every word from Japanese 尾 →