Where does “屁糞葛” come from?

屁糞葛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葛, from Old Japanese 葛, from Proto-Japonic *konsu.

屁糞葛 (Japanese): skunkvine, Paederia scandens

Definitions

  1. skunkvine, Paederia scandens

Ancestry of “屁糞葛”, step by step

屁糞葛 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesecreeper, creeping plant; kudzu, Japanese...
2Old Japanesea creeper, creeping plant
3Proto-Japonic*konsu

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesefeces, excrement; shit, crap, garbage, trash;...
2Middle Chinese

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseflatulence, fart
Every word from Proto-Japonic *konsuEvery word from Old Japanese Every word from Japanese