Where does “内側翼突筋” come from?

内側翼突筋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 内側, from Japanese 側, from Middle Chinese 側.

内側翼突筋 (Japanese): a medial pterygoid muscle

Definitions

  1. a medial pterygoid muscle

Ancestry of “内側翼突筋”, step by step

内側翼突筋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 内側

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese内側the interior; the inside; the inner part
2Japanese側side; vicinity, near, beside; vicinity
3Middle Chinese側—

via Japanese 筋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筋muscle; tendon; road
Every word from Middle Chinese 側 →Every word from Japanese 側 →Every word from Japanese 内側 →