Where does “絞首” come from?
絞首 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 首, from Middle Chinese 首.
絞首 (Japanese): strangling; to strangle
Ancestry of “絞首”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 首 | neck; the neck and head as a whole; dismissal... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 首 | — |