Where does “齦” come from?

齦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 歯, from Middle Chinese 齒.

齦 (Japanese): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “齦”, step by step

齦 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 歯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歯tooth; age
2Middle Chinese齒—

via Japanese 茎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese茎stem, stalk; tang
Every word from Middle Chinese 齒 →Every word from Japanese 歯 →