Where does “皮膚炎” come from?

皮膚炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.

皮膚炎 (Japanese): dermatitis

Definitions

  1. dermatitis

Ancestry of “皮膚炎”, step by step

皮膚炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 炎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese炎a flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,...
2Old Japanese炎a flame
3Old Japanese火a fire; a light
4Proto-Japonicpoyfire
5Proto-Japonicpo—

via Japanese 皮膚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese皮膚the skin
2Middle Chinese膚—
Every word from Proto-Japonic po →