Where does “有声音” come from?

有声音 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 有声, from Japanese 有, from Middle Chinese 有.

有声音 (Japanese): sonant, voiced sound

Definitions

  1. sonant, voiced sound

Ancestry of “有声音”, step by step

有声音 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 有声

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese有声sonant, vocal, phonic; the quality of being...
2Japanese有existence; possession; Synonym of 有
3Middle Chinese有—

via Japanese 音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音sound
2Middle Chinese音—
Every word from Middle Chinese 有 →Every word from Japanese 有 →Every word from Japanese 有声 →