Where does “石灰素” come from?
石灰素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 石灰, from Japanese 石, from Middle Chinese 石.
石灰素 (Japanese): calcium, Ca
Ancestry of “石灰素”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 石灰 | lime |
| 2 | Japanese | 石 | a stone; a transistor; a traditional Japanese... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 石 | — |