Where does “醜男” come from?

醜男 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 男, from Middle Chinese 男.

醜男 (Japanese): ugly man

Definitions

  1. ugly man

Ancestry of “醜男”, step by step

醜男 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 男

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese男a man; a male; a male lover
2Middle Chinese男—

via Japanese 不

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese不un-, non-, in-; bad, poor
2Middle Chinese不—

via Japanese 醜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese醜ugliness
Every word from Middle Chinese 男 →Every word from Japanese 男 →