Where does “甲状” come from?

甲状 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 甲, from Middle Chinese 甲.

甲状 (Japanese): thyroidness

Definitions

  1. thyroidness

Ancestry of “甲状”, step by step

甲状 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 甲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese甲carapace, shell; something A; armor
2Middle Chinese甲—

via Translingual 状

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual状—

Words derived from “甲状”

Every word from Middle Chinese 甲 →Every word from Japanese 甲 →