Where does “頭隠して尻隠さず” come from?

頭隠して尻隠さず (Japanese) comes from Japanese 頭, from Japanese ど- — super-.

頭隠して尻隠さず (Japanese): one shouldn't bury one's head in the sand while leaving one's bottom exposed

Definitions

  1. one shouldn't bury one's head in the sand while leaving one's bottom exposed

Ancestry of “頭隠して尻隠さず”, step by step

頭隠して尻隠さず traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 頭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese頭head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head...
2Japaneseど-super-

via Japanese 尻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese尻behind; the end; the rear portion of the body;...
2Old Japanese尻—
Every word from Japanese ど- →Every word from Japanese 頭 →