Where does “受難曲” come from?

受難曲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 曲, from Middle Chinese 曲.

受難曲 (Japanese): passion song themed around the Passion of Christ

Definitions

  1. passion song themed around the Passion of Christ

Ancestry of “受難曲”, step by step

受難曲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 曲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese曲a piece of music
2Middle Chinese曲—

via Japanese 受難

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese受難(undergoing) suffering; hardship; agony
Every word from Middle Chinese 曲 →Every word from Japanese 曲 →
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