Where does “押し殺す” come from?
押し殺す (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 押す — to push.
押し殺す (Japanese): to stifle (a voice, emotions, etc.)
Definitions
- to stifle (a voice, emotions, etc.)
Ancestry of “押し殺す”, step by step
押し殺す traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese 押す
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 押す | to push |
via Japanese 殺す
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 殺す | to kill, to put to death |