Where does “半濁音” come from?

半濁音 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 半, from Middle Chinese 半.

半濁音 (Japanese): a mora of the ぱ行, with the onset obstruent

Definitions

  1. a mora of the ぱ行, with the onset obstruent

Ancestry of “半濁音”, step by step

半濁音 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 半

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese半odd; half, semi-; Antonyms
2Middle Chinese半—

via Japanese 濁音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese濁音a voiced onset obstruent
Every word from Middle Chinese 半 →Every word from Japanese 半 →