Where does “前鋸筋” come from?

前鋸筋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 前, from Middle Chinese 前.

前鋸筋 (Japanese): a serratus anterior muscle

Definitions

  1. a serratus anterior muscle

Ancestry of “前鋸筋”, step by step

前鋸筋 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 前

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese前the front; the past; previous
2Middle Chinese前—

via Japanese 鋸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鋸a saw

via Japanese 筋

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