Where does “輸卵管” come from?
輸卵管 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 卵, from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.
Ancestry of “輸卵管”, step by step
輸卵管 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 卵
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 卵 | an egg, including fish roe; the beginning or... |
| 2 | Japanese | 子 | a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired... |
| 3 | Japanese | 鼠 | a mouse or a rat; general term for members of... |
| 4 | Japanese | nezumi | — |
via Japanese 管
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 管 | pipe; a wind instrument; a pipe or tube, such as... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 管 | pipe, tube |
via Japanese 輸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 輸 | — |