Where does “太陽電池” come from?
太陽電池 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 太陽, from Middle Chinese 太陽.
太陽電池 (Japanese): solar battery
Ancestry of “太陽電池”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 太陽 | the sun; greater yang; the Sun |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 太陽 | — |