Where does “音子” come from?

音子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 子, from Japanese 鼠, from Japanese nezumi.

音子 (Japanese): phonon

Definitions

  1. phonon

Ancestry of “音子”, step by step

音子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese子a child; a girl, especially a dear or desired...
2Japanese鼠a mouse or a rat; general term for members of...
3Japanesenezumi—

via Japanese 音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音sound
2Middle Chinese音—
Every word from Japanese nezumi →Every word from Japanese 鼠 →Every word from Japanese 子 →