Where does “脳葉” come from?

脳葉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 脳, from Old Japanese なすき.

脳葉 (Japanese): a cerebral lobe

Definitions

  1. a cerebral lobe

Ancestry of “脳葉”, step by step

脳葉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 脳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese脳the brain; one's brains, one's mental...
2Old Japaneseなすき—

via Japanese 葉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
2Middle Chinese葉—
Every word from Old Japanese なすき →Every word from Japanese 脳 →