Where does “扁桃炎” come from?

扁桃炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.

扁桃炎 (Japanese): tonsillitis

Definitions

  1. tonsillitis

Ancestry of “扁桃炎”, step by step

扁桃炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 炎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese炎a flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,...
2Old Japanese炎a flame
3Old Japanese火a fire; a light
4Proto-Japonicpoyfire
5Proto-Japonicpo—

via Japanese 扁桃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese扁桃almond; tonsil
2Chinese扁桃almond; flat peach
3Persianبادامalmond
4Pahlavi𐭥𐭠𐭣𐭠𐭬—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Japonic po →Every word from Proto-Japonic poy →Every word from Old Japanese 火 →