Where does “縦波” come from?

縦波 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

縦波 (Japanese): a longitudinal wave

Definitions

  1. a longitudinal wave

Ancestry of “縦波”, step by step

縦波 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 波

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese波wave
2Middle Chinese波—

via Japanese 縦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese縦length; height
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →
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