Where does “頭虱” come from?
頭虱 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 頭, from Japanese ど- — super-.
頭虱 (Japanese): a head louse
Definitions
- a head louse
Ancestry of “頭虱”, step by step
頭虱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 頭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 頭 | head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head... |
| 2 | Japanese | ど- | super- |
via Japanese 虱
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 虱 | a sucking louse, especially the head louse |