Where does “葡萄膜炎” come from?
葡萄膜炎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 炎, from Old Japanese 火, from Proto-Japonic poy, from Proto-Japonic po.
葡萄膜炎 (Japanese): uveitis
Ancestry of “葡萄膜炎”, step by step
葡萄膜炎 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 葡萄膜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 葡萄膜 | uvea |
| 2 | Japanese | 葡萄 | grape |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 葡萄 | — |
| 4 | Bactrian | bādāwa | wine |