Where does “膝皿” come from?

膝皿 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 膝, from Old Japanese ひざ.

膝皿 (Japanese): The kneecap, the patella

Definitions

  1. The kneecap, the patella

Ancestry of “膝皿”, step by step

膝皿 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 膝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese膝knee
2Old Japaneseひざ—

via Japanese 皿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese皿dish, plate
Every word from Old Japanese ひざ →Every word from Japanese 膝 →