Where does “燐酸” come from?

燐酸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 酸, from Middle Chinese 酸.

燐酸 (Japanese): phosphoric acid

Definitions

  1. phosphoric acid

Ancestry of “燐酸”, step by step

燐酸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 酸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese酸sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢
2Middle Chinese酸—

via Japanese 燐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese燐phosphorus
2Japaneseりん凛, 凜 frigid; 厘 one hundredth; 鈴 bell

Words derived from “燐酸”

Every word from Middle Chinese 酸 →Every word from Japanese 酸 →