Where does “経口” come from?

経口 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 口, from Japanese くち, from Japanese 朽ちる.

経口 (Japanese): taking by mouth; oral

Definitions

  1. taking by mouth; oral

Ancestry of “経口”, step by step

経口 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 口

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese口mouth; opening; the mouth
2Japaneseくちmouth
3Japanese朽ちる—

via Japanese 経

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese経a sutra; a Buddhist service or rite; a scripture
2Middle Chinese經—
Every word from Japanese 朽ちる →Every word from Japanese くち →Every word from Japanese 口 →