Where does “被爆者” come from?
被爆者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 者, from Middle Chinese 者.
被爆者 (Japanese): a person who was bombed; a victim of the atomic...
Definitions
- a person who was bombed; a victim of the atomic...
Ancestry of “被爆者”, step by step
被爆者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 者
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 者 | person; someone of that type, someone who does... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 者 | — |
via Japanese 被爆
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 被爆 | being bombed; injury from an atomic or hydrogen... |