Where does “悪趣味” come from?

悪趣味 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 悪, from Middle Chinese 惡.

悪趣味 (Japanese): bad taste

Definitions

  1. bad taste

Ancestry of “悪趣味”, step by step

悪趣味 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 悪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese悪evil, wickedness
2Middle Chinese惡—

via Japanese 趣味

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese趣味a hobby; one's taste
Every word from Middle Chinese 惡 →Every word from Japanese 悪 →