Where does “食物” come from?

食物 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 食物.

食物 (Japanese): food, foodstuff; food and drink; 食べ物 food in...

Definitions

  1. food, foodstuff; food and drink; 食べ物 food in...

Ancestry of “食物”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese食物

Words derived from “食物

Every word from Middle Chinese 食物
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