Where does “甘噛み” come from?

甘噛み (Japanese) comes from Japanese 甘, from Middle Chinese かん.

甘噛み (Japanese): play biting

Definitions

  1. play biting

Ancestry of “甘噛み”, step by step

甘噛み traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 甘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese甘sweet; pamper
2Middle Chineseかん—

via Japanese 噛み

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese噛みa bite
2Japanese噛むto bite
Every word from Middle Chinese かん →Every word from Japanese 甘 →