Where does “必死” come from?

必死 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 死, from Middle Chinese 死.

必死 (Japanese): mortal; desperate, frantic; mortality

Definitions

  1. mortal; desperate, frantic; mortality

Ancestry of “必死”, step by step

必死 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 死

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese死death
2Middle Chinese死—

via Japanese 必

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese必must; necessary; without fail
Every word from Middle Chinese 死 →Every word from Japanese 死 →