Where does “經濟” come from?

經濟 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 経済, from Middle Chinese 經濟, from Middle Chinese 經世濟民.

經濟 (Chinese): economy; finance; economics

Definitions

  1. economy; finance; economics

Ancestry of “經濟”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese経済economics; the study of economics; economy
2Middle Chinese經濟—
3Middle Chinese經世濟民—
Every word from Middle Chinese 經世濟民 →Every word from Middle Chinese 經濟 →Every word from Japanese 経済 →
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