Where does “肩甲下筋” come from?

肩甲下筋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 下, from Middle Chinese 下.

肩甲下筋 (Japanese): a subscapularis muscle

Definitions

  1. a subscapularis muscle

Ancestry of “肩甲下筋”, step by step

肩甲下筋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—

via Japanese 筋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筋muscle; tendon; road
Every word from Middle Chinese 下 →Every word from Japanese 下 →