Where does “電話” come from?
電話 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 電, from Middle Chinese 電.
電話 (Japanese): telephone; telephone call; phone call; call; to...
Definitions
- telephone; telephone call; phone call; call; to...
Ancestry of “電話”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 電 | lightning |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 電 | — |