Where does “電圧” come from?

電圧 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.

電圧 (Japanese): voltage

Definitions

  1. voltage

Ancestry of “電圧”, step by step

電圧 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 電

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電lightning
2Middle Chinese電—

via Japanese 圧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese圧pressure
2Middle Chinese壓—

Words derived from “電圧”

Every word from Middle Chinese 電 →Every word from Japanese 電 →