Where does “鬼婆” come from?

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

鬼婆 (Japanese): hag, nasty old woman

Definitions

  1. hag, nasty old woman

Ancestry of “鬼婆”, step by step

鬼婆 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 婆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese婆an elderly woman, old woman
2Middle Chinese婆—
Every word from Middle Chinese 隱 →Every word from Japanese 隠 →Every word from Japanese 鬼 →