Where does “南回帰線” come from?

南回帰線 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 南, from Middle Chinese 南.

南回帰線 (Japanese): the Tropic of Capricorn

Definitions

  1. the Tropic of Capricorn

Ancestry of “南回帰線”, step by step

南回帰線 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 南

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese南the south; a southerly, south wind; to go south
2Middle Chinese南—

via Japanese 回帰線

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese回帰線a tropic
2Japanese線line; level; beam
Every word from Middle Chinese 南 →Every word from Japanese 南 →