Where does “切歯” come from?
切歯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 歯, from Middle Chinese 齒.
Ancestry of “切歯”, step by step
切歯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 切
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 切 | cut, sever; cutting; to cut |