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Where does “肉” come from?
肉 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nja-k — meat, flesh.
Ancestry of “肉”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
s-nja-k
meat, flesh
Words derived from “肉”
육체
肉包
肉粽
bakpao
bapao
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