Where does “墓石” come from?

墓石 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 石, from Middle Chinese 石.

墓石 (Japanese): a tombstone; a gravestone

Definitions

  1. a tombstone; a gravestone

Ancestry of “墓石”, step by step

墓石 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 石

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese石a stone; a transistor; a traditional Japanese...
2Middle Chinese石—

via Japanese 墓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese墓a grave, a tomb
2Middle Chinese墓grave, tomb
Every word from Middle Chinese 石 →Every word from Japanese 石 →
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