Where does “自然現象” come from?

自然現象 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 現象, from Middle Chinese 現象.

自然現象 (Japanese): a natural phenomenon

Definitions

  1. a natural phenomenon

Ancestry of “自然現象”, step by step

自然現象 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 現象

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese現象a phenomenon
2Middle Chinese現象—

via Japanese 自然

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自然naturally; spontaneously; rarely
Every word from Middle Chinese 現象 →Every word from Japanese 現象 →