Where does “地震” come from?

地震 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 地, from Middle Chinese 地.

地震 (Japanese): an earthquake

Definitions

  1. an earthquake

Ancestry of “地震”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese地earth, dirt; fabric, cloth; territory
2Middle Chinese地—

Words derived from “地震”

Every word from Middle Chinese 地 →Every word from Japanese 地 →