Where does “腹直筋” come from?

腹直筋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 腹 — belly.

腹直筋 (Japanese): a rectus abdominis muscle

Definitions

  1. a rectus abdominis muscle

Ancestry of “腹直筋”, step by step

腹直筋 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 腹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese腹belly

via Japanese 直

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese直directly

via Japanese 筋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese筋muscle; tendon; road
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