Where does “脱塩” come from?

脱塩 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 脱, from Middle Chinese 脫.

脱塩 (Japanese): desalting, demineralization, desalination

Definitions

  1. desalting, demineralization, desalination

Ancestry of “脱塩”, step by step

脱塩 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 脱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脱de-
2Middle Chinese脫—

via Japanese 塩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese塩salt; saltiness; hardship, toil, trouble
2Middle Chinese鹽—
Every word from Middle Chinese 脫 →Every word from Japanese 脱 →