Where does “角膜” come from?

角膜 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 角, from Middle Chinese 角.

角膜 (Japanese): a cornea

Definitions

  1. a cornea

Ancestry of “角膜”, step by step

角膜 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 角

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese角A corner; An edge; A street corner
2Middle Chinese角—

via Japanese 膜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese膜membrane
Every word from Middle Chinese 角 →Every word from Japanese 角 →