Where does “扁桃腺炎” come from?
扁桃腺炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
扁桃腺炎 (Japanese): tonsillitis
Definitions
- tonsillitis
Ancestry of “扁桃腺炎”, step by step
扁桃腺炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 炎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 炎 | a flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 炎 | a flame |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Japanese 扁桃腺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 扁桃腺 | tonsil |