Where does “車軸” come from?

車軸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 車, from Middle Chinese 車 — cart, vehicle.

車軸 (Japanese): axle, axletree

Definitions

  1. axle, axletree

Ancestry of “車軸”, step by step

車軸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 車

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese車a car, an automobile, a carriage, a cart; a...
2Middle Chinese車cart, vehicle

via Japanese 軸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese軸axis

Words derived from “車軸”

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