Where does “前頭骨” come from?

前頭骨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 骨, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

前頭骨 (Japanese): a frontal bone

Definitions

  1. a frontal bone

Ancestry of “前頭骨”, step by step

前頭骨 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesebone; a bone, particularly a covering bone such...
2Sanskritकपालskull, cranium; bowl
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapā́lasskull
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Japanese 前頭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese前頭"maegashira", the rank and file athletes in the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las