Where does “高射” come from?

高射 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 高, from Middle Chinese 高.

高射 (Japanese): firing at the target in the sky from ground

Definitions

  1. firing at the target in the sky from ground

Ancestry of “高射”, step by step

高射 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 高

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese高maximum, the limit; high, higher
2Middle Chinese高—

via Japanese 射

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese射—
Every word from Middle Chinese 高 →Every word from Japanese 高 →