Where does “後頭” come from?

後頭 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 後, from Japanese 跡, from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.

後頭 (Japanese): an occiput

Definitions

  1. an occiput

Ancestry of “後頭”, step by step

後頭 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 後

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese後the back, the rear, behind; later, afterwards,...
2Japanese跡a track or trace; evidence of something moving,...
3Japanese足foot; 脚 leg
4Old Japanese足—

via Japanese 頭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese頭head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head...
2Japaneseど-super-

Words derived from “後頭”

Every word from Old Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 跡 →