Where does “異食” come from?

異食 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 食, from Middle Chinese 食.

異食 (Japanese): eating non-edible things; pica

Definitions

  1. eating non-edible things; pica

Ancestry of “異食”, step by step

異食 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 食

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese食food; grain; a meal
2Middle Chinese食—

via Japanese 異

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese異difference; change or disease, one of the four...
2Japaneseなるto be achieved; to be completed
Every word from Middle Chinese 食 →Every word from Japanese 食 →