Where does “復讐者” come from?

復讐者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 者, from Middle Chinese 者.

復讐者 (Japanese): avenger

Definitions

  1. avenger

Ancestry of “復讐者”, step by step

復讐者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese者person; someone of that type, someone who does...
2Middle Chinese者—

via Japanese 復讐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese復讐revenge; vengeance; to take revenge
2Middle Chinese復讎—
Every word from Middle Chinese 者 →Every word from Japanese 者 →