Where does “絞首刑” come from?
絞首刑 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絞首, from Japanese 首, from Middle Chinese 首.
絞首刑 (Japanese): death penalty by strangulation, sometimes...
Definitions
- death penalty by strangulation, sometimes...
Ancestry of “絞首刑”, step by step
絞首刑 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 絞首
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 絞首 | strangling; to strangle |
| 2 | Japanese | 首 | neck; the neck and head as a whole; dismissal... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 首 | — |
via Japanese 刑
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 刑 | punishment; punishment; sentence; penalty |