Where does “正常位” come from?

正常位 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 位, from Middle Chinese 位.

正常位 (Japanese): missionary position

Definitions

  1. missionary position

Ancestry of “正常位”, step by step

正常位 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 位

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese位rank; position; degree, rank
2Middle Chinese位—

via Japanese 正常

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese正常normal; something that is normal, normality
2Middle Chinese正常—

Words derived from “正常位”

Every word from Middle Chinese 位 →Every word from Japanese 位 →