Where does “木肌” come from?

木肌 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 木, from Old Japanese 木, from Proto-Japonic kəy — tree.

木肌 (Japanese): bark (of a tree)

Definitions

  1. bark (of a tree)

Ancestry of “木肌”, step by step

木肌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree
2Old Japanese木a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining...
3Proto-Japonickəytree

via Japanese 肌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese肌the skin; the surface; a type
Every word from Proto-Japonic kəy →Every word from Old Japanese 木 →Every word from Japanese 木 →