Where does “言葉狩り” come from?

言葉狩り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 言葉, from Japanese 言, from Middle Chinese 言.

言葉狩り (Japanese): the censorship of words which are considered politically incorrect

Definitions

  1. the censorship of words which are considered politically incorrect

Ancestry of “言葉狩り”, step by step

言葉狩り traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 言葉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese言葉a word, a term; language, speech
2Japanese言word; parole
3Middle Chinese言—

via Japanese 狩り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese狩り—
Every word from Middle Chinese 言 →Every word from Japanese 言 →Every word from Japanese 言葉 →