Where does “貴金属” come from?

貴金属 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 貴, from Chinese 貴.

貴金属 (Japanese): a precious metal; a noble metal

Definitions

  1. a precious metal; a noble metal

Ancestry of “貴金属”, step by step

貴金属 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 貴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese貴added to nouns related to people to indicate...
2Chinese貴—

via Japanese 金属

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese金属metal
2Middle Chinese金屬—
Every word from Chinese 貴 →Every word from Japanese 貴 →