Where does “虫歯” come from?
虫歯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 歯, from Middle Chinese 齒.
虫歯 (Japanese): a bad tooth, dental caries, a cavity
Definitions
- a bad tooth, dental caries, a cavity
Ancestry of “虫歯”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 歯 | tooth; age |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 齒 | — |