Where does “舌炎” come from?
舌炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
舌炎 (Japanese): glossitis
Ancestry of “舌炎”, step by step
舌炎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 炎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 炎 | a flame; an intense emotion, passion; -itis,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 炎 | a flame |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 火 | a fire; a light |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | poy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | po | — |
via Japanese 舌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 舌 | tongue |
| 2 | Old Japanese | した | — |
| 3 | Translingual | − | A long signal, used to form Morse code text, together with. (a short signal) |