Where does “銀メダル” come from?

銀メダル (Japanese) comes from Japanese 銀, from Middle Chinese 銀, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur — silver.

銀メダル (Japanese): silver medal

Definitions

  1. silver medal

Ancestry of “銀メダル”, step by step

銀メダル traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 銀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銀silver
2Middle Chinese銀—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanŋul ~ (d-)ŋursilver

via Japanese メダル

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseメダルmedal a stamped metal disc presented as an award
2EnglishmedalA stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament,...
3Latinmedialenominative neuter singular of mediālis;...
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