Where does “絞首” come from?

絞首 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 首, from Middle Chinese 首.

絞首 (Japanese): strangling; to strangle

Definitions

  1. strangling; to strangle

Ancestry of “絞首”, step by step

絞首 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 首

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese首neck; the neck and head as a whole; dismissal...
2Middle Chinese首—

via Japanese 絞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絞strangle

Words derived from “絞首”

Every word from Middle Chinese 首 →Every word from Japanese 首 →