Where does “殺人スズメバチ” come from?

殺人スズメバチ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 殺人, from Japanese 人, from Proto-Japonic *pitə — one.

殺人スズメバチ (Japanese): Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica)

Definitions

  1. Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica)

Ancestry of “殺人スズメバチ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese殺人murder of a person; homicide
2Japanese人a person, human; an individual; mankind, people
3Proto-Japonic*pitəone
Every word from Proto-Japonic *pitə →Every word from Japanese 人 →Every word from Japanese 殺人 →
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