Where does “鬼乳” come from?

鬼乳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鬼, from Japanese 隠, from Middle Chinese 隱.

鬼乳 (Japanese): witch's milk

Definitions

  1. witch's milk

Ancestry of “鬼乳”, step by step

鬼乳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 鬼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鬼ghost; evil spirit, demon, ogre; someone of...
2Japanese隠to hide; hidden from sight; hidden
3Middle Chinese隱—

via Japanese 乳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese乳milk; breast
Every word from Middle Chinese 隱 →Every word from Japanese 隠 →Every word from Japanese 鬼 →