Where does “頬骨” come from?
頬骨 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 骨, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
頬骨 (Japanese): cheekbone; one's facial features, one's looks
Definitions
- cheekbone; one's facial features, one's looks
Ancestry of “頬骨”, step by step
頬骨 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 骨
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 骨 | bone; a bone, particularly a covering bone such... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कपाल | skull, cranium; bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kapā́las | skull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káp-ōl- | head, bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Japanese 頬
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 頬 | cheek; the cheeks; the face |
| 2 | Japanese | 列 | line, row; a column of a matrix |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 列 | — |
via Chinese 頰骨
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 頰骨 | cheekbone |