Where does “低血糖症” come from?
低血糖症 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 低, from Japanese 脳, from Old Japanese なすき.
低血糖症 (Japanese): hypoglycemia
Ancestry of “低血糖症”, step by step
低血糖症 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 低
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 低 | hypo-; low |
| 2 | Japanese | 脳 | the brain; one's brains, one's mental... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | なすき | — |
via Japanese 血糖
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 血糖 | blood sugar |
| 2 | Japanese | 糖 | sugar |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 糖 | sugar |
via Japanese 症
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 症 | "attached to the names of conditions" |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 症 | — |