Where does “捌け口” come from?

捌け口 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.

捌け口 (Japanese): an outlet

Definitions

  1. an outlet

Ancestry of “捌け口”, step by step

捌け口 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 口

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese口mouth; opening; the mouth
2Japaneseくちmouth
3Japanese朽ちる—

via Japanese 捌け

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese捌けdrainage
Every word from Japanese 朽ちる →Every word from Japanese くち →Every word from Japanese 口 →