Where does “診察室” come from?

診察室 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 室, from Middle Chinese 室.

診察室 (Japanese): examination room

Definitions

  1. examination room

Ancestry of “診察室”, step by step

診察室 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 室

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese室room
2Middle Chinese室—

via Japanese 診察

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese診察medical examination
Every word from Middle Chinese 室 →Every word from Japanese 室 →