Where does “上腕骨” come from?

上腕骨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 上腕, from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa- — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

上腕骨 (Japanese): a humerus

Definitions

  1. a humerus

Ancestry of “上腕骨”, step by step

上腕骨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 上腕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese上腕an upper arm; a brachium
2Japanese上the above; the top; the surface of
3Old Japaneseうえ—
4Proto-Japonicupayabove, over
5Sanskritउपाय.
6Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
7Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

via Japanese 骨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese骨bone; a bone, particularly a covering bone such...
2Sanskritकपालskull, cranium; bowl
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapā́lasskull
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →