Where does “教科” come from?

教科 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 科, from Japanese 品, from Middle Chinese 品.

教科 (Japanese): subject; curriculum

Definitions

  1. subject; curriculum

Ancestry of “教科”, step by step

教科 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 科

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese科department, section; family; crime; wrongdoing
2Japanese品article, goods; stock; quality
3Middle Chinese品—

via Japanese 教

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese教-ism
2Middle Chinese教—
Every word from Middle Chinese 品 →Every word from Japanese 品 →Every word from Japanese 科 →