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Where does “浮気女” come from?

浮気女 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 浮気, from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa- — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

浮気女 (Japanese): a wanton woman; an adultress; slut, whore

Definitions

  1. a wanton woman; an adultress; slut, whore

Ancestry of “浮気女”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese浮気fickle, unfaithful, disloyal; cheerful and showy;...
2Japanese上the above; the top; the surface of
3Old Japaneseうえ—
4Proto-Japonicupayabove, over
5Sanskritउपाय.
6Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
7Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
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