Where does “連体” come from?

連体 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 体, from Middle Chinese 體.

連体 (Japanese): connecting to an uninflectable word

Definitions

  1. connecting to an uninflectable word

Ancestry of “連体”, step by step

連体 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 体

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese体In general: the body, e.g. of a human or animal;...
2Middle Chinese體—

via Japanese 連

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese連take along, lead, join, connect; linking,...
2Middle Chinese連—

Words derived from “連体”

Every word from Middle Chinese 體 →Every word from Japanese 体 →