Where does “彼奴” come from?
彼奴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 彼, from Old Japanese か.
彼奴 (Japanese): that guy, girl, or thing over there
Definitions
- that guy, girl, or thing over there
Ancestry of “彼奴”, step by step
彼奴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 彼
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 彼 | distal demonstrative, something far off removed... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | か | — |
via Japanese 奴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 奴 | manservant; square block of tofu; guy, girl,... |