Where does “居留守” come from?
居留守 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 留守 — absence; be absent, be out.
居留守 (Japanese): pretending to be absent from home
Definitions
- pretending to be absent from home
Ancestry of “居留守”, step by step
居留守 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 留守
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 留守 | absence; be absent, be out |
via Japanese 居る
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 居る | — |