Where does “音楽” come from?

音楽 (Okinawan) comes from Japanese 音楽, from Middle Chinese 音樂.

音楽 (Okinawan): music

Definitions

  1. music

Ancestry of “音楽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese音楽music
2Middle Chinese音樂—
Every word from Middle Chinese 音樂 →Every word from Japanese 音楽 →
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