Where does “化学者” come from?

化学者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 者, from Middle Chinese 者.

化学者 (Japanese): a chemist

Definitions

  1. a chemist

Ancestry of “化学者”, step by step

化学者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 者

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese者person; someone of that type, someone who does...
2Middle Chinese者—

via Japanese 化学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化学chemistry
2Chinese化學chemistry; celluloid; fragile; brittle;...
Every word from Middle Chinese 者 →Every word from Japanese 者 →