Where does “衣虱” come from?

衣虱 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 衣, from Japanese 着, from Japanese 着る — put on or wear on the upper body or the entire...

衣虱 (Japanese): a body louse (Pediculus humanus)

Definitions

  1. a body louse (Pediculus humanus)

Ancestry of “衣虱”, step by step

衣虱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseclothes, clothing; a robe; a coating on an item...
2Japanesearrival at a location; the wearing of clothing; a...
3Japanese着るput on or wear on the upper body or the entire...

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea sucking louse, especially the head louse
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