Where does “直筋” come from?

直筋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 直 — directly.

直筋 (Japanese): a rectus muscle

Definitions

  1. a rectus muscle

Ancestry of “直筋”, step by step

直筋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 直

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese直directly

via Japanese 筋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筋muscle; tendon; road
Every word from Japanese 直 →