Where does “這子” come from?

這子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

這子 (Japanese): a crawling baby; a protective charm for babies,...

Definitions

  1. a crawling baby; a protective charm for babies,...

Ancestry of “這子”, step by step

這子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanesea mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi

via Japanese 這う

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese這うto crawl, to creep
Every word from Japanese nezumiEvery word from Japanese Every word from Japanese