Where does “蚊取り線香” come from?

蚊取り線香 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蚊取り, from Japanese 取り, from Japanese 取る — to steal; take, pick up; to take.

蚊取り線香 (Japanese): mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

Definitions

  1. mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

Ancestry of “蚊取り線香”, step by step

蚊取り線香 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 蚊取り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蚊取りmosquito repellent
2Japanese取りremover; taking, capturing; take
3Japanese取るto steal; take, pick up; to take

via Japanese 線香

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese線香incense stick
Every word from Japanese 取る →Every word from Japanese 取り →Every word from Japanese 蚊取り →
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