Where does “病友” come from?

病友 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 病, from Japanese 病む — to fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

病友 (Japanese): a sick friend, a friend who is ill; different...

Definitions

  1. a sick friend, a friend who is ill; different...

Ancestry of “病友”, step by step

病友 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 病

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese病disease, illness; a bad habit
2Japanese病むto fall ill; to be diseased; to be sick; to...

via Japanese 友

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese友friend
Every word from Japanese 病む →Every word from Japanese 病 →