Where does “雑音” come from?

雑音 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 音, from Middle Chinese 音.

雑音 (Japanese): noise

Definitions

  1. noise

Ancestry of “雑音”, step by step

雑音 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音sound
2Middle Chinese音—

via Japanese 雑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雑miscellany
2Middle Chinese雜—
Every word from Middle Chinese 音 →Every word from Japanese 音 →