Where does “衛生兵” come from?

衛生兵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兵, from Middle Chinese へい, from Middle Chinese 兵.

衛生兵 (Japanese): a medic; a corpsman

Definitions

  1. a medic; a corpsman

Ancestry of “衛生兵”, step by step

衛生兵 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 兵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兵a soldier; a war machine; a weapon; a battle, a...
2Middle Chineseへい—
3Middle Chinese兵—

via Japanese 衛生

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese衛生hygiene, sanitary, health
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