Where does “下腿” come from?

下腿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.

下腿 (Japanese): a lower leg; a crus

Definitions

  1. a lower leg; a crus

Ancestry of “下腿”, step by step

下腿 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—

via Japanese 腿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese腿—

Words derived from “下腿”

Every word from Middle Chinese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下 →