Where does “縁切り” come from?

縁切り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

縁切り (Japanese): severing off connections such as spousal,...

Definitions

  1. severing off connections such as spousal,...

Ancestry of “縁切り”, step by step

縁切り traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 切る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
2Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
3Japanese裏back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...

via Japanese 縁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese縁fate, destiny; relationship; connection, bond,...
2Middle Chinese緣—
Every word from Japanese 裏 →Every word from Japanese 切る →Every word from Japanese 裏切り →