Where does “高校生” come from?
高校生 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 生, from Japanese 生き, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
高校生 (Japanese): high school student
Ancestry of “高校生”, step by step
高校生 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 生
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 生 | a raw, uncooked state; Short for 生ビール; live |
| 2 | Japanese | 生き | living; life, living; freshness |
| 3 | Japanese | 生く | to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or... |
via Japanese 高校
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 高校 | high school; senior high school |
| 2 | Japanese | 高等学校 | high school, senior high school |
| 3 | Japanese | こう%とう | — |