Where does “側位” come from?

側位 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 位, from Middle Chinese 位.

側位 (Japanese): spoons position

Definitions

  1. spoons position

Ancestry of “側位”, step by step

側位 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 位

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese位rank; position; degree, rank
2Middle Chinese位—

via Korean 측위

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean측위spoons position

via Japanese 測

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese測side
Every word from Middle Chinese 位 →Every word from Japanese 位 →