Where does “息子” come from?

息子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

息子 (Japanese): a son; a cock; a dick

Definitions

  1. a son; a cock; a dick

Ancestry of “息子”, step by step

息子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi—

via Japanese 生す

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生すto beget
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →Every word from Japanese 子 →