Where does “童女” come from?

童女 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 女, from Middle Chinese 女.

Ancestry of “童女”, step by step

童女 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 女

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese女a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine
2Middle Chinese女—

via Japanese 童

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese童child
Every word from Middle Chinese 女 →Every word from Japanese 女 →