Where does “美術品商” come from?

美術品商 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 商, from Middle Chinese 商.

美術品商 (Japanese): the business of selling artwork; an art dealer

Definitions

  1. the business of selling artwork; an art dealer

Ancestry of “美術品商”, step by step

美術品商 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 商

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese商dealing, dealer, merchant; quotient
2Middle Chinese商—

via Japanese 美術品

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese美術品work of art
Every word from Middle Chinese 商 →Every word from Japanese 商 →