Where does “石炭酸” come from?

石炭酸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 石炭, from Japanese 石, from Middle Chinese 石.

石炭酸 (Japanese): phenol

Definitions

  1. phenol

Ancestry of “石炭酸”, step by step

石炭酸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 石炭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese石炭coal
2Japanese石a stone; a transistor; a traditional Japanese...
3Middle Chinese石—

via Japanese 酸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese酸sourness; acid; Alternative spelling of 酢
2Middle Chinese酸—
Every word from Middle Chinese 石 →Every word from Japanese 石 →Every word from Japanese 石炭 →