Where does “髑髏” come from?

髑髏 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 髑髏.

髑髏 (Japanese): a weathered clean skull; a death's head

Definitions

  1. a weathered clean skull; a death's head

Ancestry of “髑髏”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese髑髏
Every word from Middle Chinese 髑髏
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