Where does “珊瑚礁” come from?
珊瑚礁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 珊瑚, from Chinese 珊瑚, from Chinese sam̥gga-.
珊瑚礁 (Japanese): a coral reef
Ancestry of “珊瑚礁”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 珊瑚 | coral |
| 2 | Chinese | 珊瑚 | coral |
| 3 | Chinese | sam̥gga- | — |