Where does “過労死” come from?

過労死 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 死, from Middle Chinese 死.

過労死 (Japanese): karoshi, death from overwork

Definitions

  1. karoshi, death from overwork

Ancestry of “過労死”, step by step

過労死 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 死

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese死death
2Middle Chinese死—

via Japanese 過労

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese過労overwork

Words derived from “過労死”

Every word from Middle Chinese 死 →Every word from Japanese 死 →