Where does “音節” come from?

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

音節 (Japanese): syllable

Definitions

  1. syllable

Ancestry of “音節”, step by step

音節 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 音

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音sound
2Middle Chinese音—

via Japanese 節

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese節a knuckle, a joint; melody; point
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