Where does “筋肉” come from?
筋肉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 肉, from Middle Chinese 肉.
筋肉 (Japanese): muscle
Definitions
- muscle
Ancestry of “筋肉”, step by step
筋肉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 肉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 肉 | meat; flesh, as of one's body; meat, the muscle... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 肉 | — |
via Japanese 筋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 筋 | muscle; tendon; road |