Where does “端っこ” come from?

端っこ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

端っこ (Japanese): very end; far end

Definitions

  1. very end; far end

Ancestry of “端っこ”, step by step

端っこ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi—

via Japanese 端

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese端an edge; the beginning or end of something
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →Every word from Japanese 子 →