Where does “僧帽筋” come from?

僧帽筋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 僧帽, from Japanese 僧 — a priest, bonze.

僧帽筋 (Japanese): a trapezius muscle

Definitions

  1. a trapezius muscle

Ancestry of “僧帽筋”, step by step

僧帽筋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 僧帽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese僧帽a type of hat worn by monks
2Japanese僧a priest, bonze

via Japanese 筋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筋muscle; tendon; road
Every word from Japanese 僧 →Every word from Japanese 僧帽 →
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