Where does “軟化” come from?

軟化 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 化, from Middle Chinese 化.

軟化 (Japanese): softening; weakening; soften

Definitions

  1. softening; weakening; soften

Ancestry of “軟化”, step by step

軟化 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化-ization, -ification; action of making something...
2Middle Chinese化—

via Japanese 軟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese軟soft
Every word from Middle Chinese 化 →Every word from Japanese 化 →