Where does “化粧品” come from?

化粧品 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 品, from Middle Chinese 品.

化粧品 (Japanese): cosmetics

Definitions

  1. cosmetics

Ancestry of “化粧品”, step by step

化粧品 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 品

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese品article, goods; stock; quality
2Middle Chinese品—

via Japanese 化粧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化粧makeup; to put on make-up, to put on makeup

Words derived from “化粧品”

Every word from Middle Chinese 品 →Every word from Japanese 品 →