Where does “黄泉醜女” come from?

黄泉醜女 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 醜女, from Japanese 女, from Middle Chinese 女.

黄泉醜女 (Japanese): ferocious and ugly demon women of the underworld

Definitions

  1. ferocious and ugly demon women of the underworld

Ancestry of “黄泉醜女”, step by step

黄泉醜女 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 醜女

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese醜女an ugly woman; an ugly demon-woman or hag from...
2Japanese女a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine
3Middle Chinese女—

via Japanese つ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseつindicates the completion of an action; indicates...
2Old Japaneseつ—

via Japanese 黄泉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黄泉the land of the dead; the afterworld, underworld;...
2Middle Chinese黃泉—
Every word from Middle Chinese 女 →Every word from Japanese 女 →Every word from Japanese 醜女 →