Where does “shoujo” come from?

shoujo (Polish) comes from Japanese 少女, from Middle Chinese しょうじょ.

Ancestry of “shoujo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese少女a girl; a style of anime and manga made for...
2Middle Chineseしょうじょ
Every word from Middle Chinese しょうじょEvery word from Japanese 少女