Where does “気管支炎” come from?

気管支炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.

気管支炎 (Japanese): bronchitis

Definitions

  1. bronchitis

Ancestry of “気管支炎”, step by step

気管支炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,...
2Old Japanesea flame
3Old Japanesea fire; a light
4Proto-Japonicpoyfire
5Proto-Japonicpo

via Japanese 気管支

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気管支bronchus
Every word from Proto-Japonic poEvery word from Proto-Japonic poyEvery word from Old Japanese