Where does “蟷螂” come from?
蟷螂 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 切り, from Japanese 切る, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 裏 — back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
蟷螂 (Japanese): a mantis; a skinny person or horse; a fourspine...
Definitions
- a mantis; a skinny person or horse; a fourspine...
Ancestry of “蟷螂”, step by step
蟷螂 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 切り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 切り | limits, bounds, end; cutter; way of cutting |
| 2 | Japanese | 切る | to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop... |
| 3 | Japanese | 裏切り | treachery, betrayal |
| 4 | Japanese | 裏 | back; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of... |
via Japanese 鎌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鎌 | sickle, scythe |