Where does “老婦人” come from?
老婦人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 婦人 — (another person's) wife.
老婦人 (Japanese): old woman
Definitions
- old woman
Ancestry of “老婦人”, step by step
老婦人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 婦人
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 婦人 | (another person's) wife |
via Japanese 老
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 老 | — |