Where does “原生動物” come from?

原生動物 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 動物, from Middle Chinese 動物.

原生動物 (Chinese): protozoan

Definitions

  1. protozoan

Ancestry of “原生動物”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese動物animal
2Middle Chinese動物—

Words derived from “原生動物”

Every word from Middle Chinese 動物 →Every word from Japanese 動物 →