Where does “外側翼突筋” come from?

外側翼突筋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 外側, from Japanese 側, from Middle Chinese 側.

外側翼突筋 (Japanese): a lateral pterygoid muscle

Definitions

  1. a lateral pterygoid muscle

Ancestry of “外側翼突筋”, step by step

外側翼突筋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 外側

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese外側the outside; the exterior; the outer part
2Japanese側side; vicinity, near, beside; vicinity
3Middle Chinese側—

via Japanese 筋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筋muscle; tendon; road
Every word from Middle Chinese 側 →Every word from Japanese 側 →Every word from Japanese 外側 →