Where does “生臭い” come from?

生臭い (Japanese) comes from Japanese 生, from Japanese 生き, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

生臭い (Japanese): smelling fishy; smelling bloody

Definitions

  1. smelling fishy; smelling bloody

Ancestry of “生臭い”, step by step

生臭い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea raw, uncooked state; Short for 生ビール; live
2Japanese生きliving; life, living; freshness
3Japanese生くto live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesesmell of; stench of; whiff of; scent of

Words derived from “生臭い

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