Where does “白質” come from?

白質 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 白, from Middle Chinese 白.

白質 (Japanese): white matter

Definitions

  1. white matter

Ancestry of “白質”, step by step

白質 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 白

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese白the color white; innocence; a white go stone
2Middle Chinese白—

via Japanese 質

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese質quality; pawn
2Middle Chinese質—
Every word from Middle Chinese 白 →Every word from Japanese 白 →