Where does “肝炎” come from?

肝炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.

肝炎 (Japanese): hepatitis

Definitions

  1. hepatitis

Ancestry of “肝炎”, step by step

肝炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 炎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese炎a flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,...
2Old Japanese炎a flame
3Old Japanese火a fire; a light
4Proto-Japonicpoyfire
5Proto-Japonicpo—

via Japanese 肝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese肝the liver; innards; important part
2Middle Chinese肝—

Words derived from “肝炎”

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