Where does “衝撃波” come from?

衝撃波 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 波, from Middle Chinese 波.

衝撃波 (Japanese): a shock wave

Definitions

  1. a shock wave

Ancestry of “衝撃波”, step by step

衝撃波 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 波

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese波wave
2Middle Chinese波—

via Japanese 衝撃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese衝撃shock
Every word from Middle Chinese 波 →Every word from Japanese 波 →