Where does “牛海綿状脳症” come from?

牛海綿状脳症 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 牛, from Middle Chinese 牛.

牛海綿状脳症 (Japanese): bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Definitions

  1. bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Ancestry of “牛海綿状脳症”, step by step

牛海綿状脳症 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 牛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese牛cow, bull, ox, cattle; beef; Ox
2Middle Chinese牛—

via Japanese 海綿状

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese海綿状—

via Japanese 脳症

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脳症encephalopathy
Every word from Middle Chinese 牛 →Every word from Japanese 牛 →