Where does “豚の饅頭” come from?

豚の饅頭 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 饅頭, from Chinese 饅頭 — Chinese steamed bun without filling; mantou.

豚の饅頭 (Japanese): cyclamen

Definitions

  1. cyclamen

Ancestry of “豚の饅頭”, step by step

豚の饅頭 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 饅頭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese饅頭manjū, a type of bun typically with bean paste...
2Chinese饅頭Chinese steamed bun without filling; mantou

via Japanese 豚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese豚pig; swine
2Chinese豚suckling pig
Every word from Chinese 饅頭 →Every word from Japanese 饅頭 →