えた

Etymology 1
Probably derived originally as a compound of.

The kanji form first appeared in 1296 in the folded book. The word itself appears as the earlier form etori in 935 in the, with this and later sources indicating that the word originally meant the job or profession of preparing food for hawks and falcons. Over time, this came to mean anyone dealing with butchery, which itself was viewed as an unclean profession, and by extension then the untouchables of Japanese society.

As alternate theories, eta may have developed out of association with the word, or from the word.

Noun

 * 1)   the lowest group in Japan’s caste system during the

Synonyms

 * : burakumin

Etymology 2
The perfective form or past tense of various verbs.