Where does “苛めっ子” come from?

苛めっ子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

苛めっ子 (Japanese): a bully person who is cruel to others

Definitions

  1. a bully person who is cruel to others

Ancestry of “苛めっ子”, step by step

苛めっ子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanesea mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi

via Japanese 苛める

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese苛めるto tease, usually in a mean-spirited way; to...
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