Where does “肺結核” come from?

肺結核 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 肺, from Middle Chinese 肺.

肺結核 (Japanese): pulmonary tuberculosis

Definitions

  1. pulmonary tuberculosis

Ancestry of “肺結核”, step by step

肺結核 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 肺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese肺lung
2Middle Chinese肺—

via Japanese 結核

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese結核tuberculosis
Every word from Middle Chinese 肺 →Every word from Japanese 肺 →