Where does “貯蓄銀行” come from?
貯蓄銀行 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 貯蓄銀行, from Japanese 銀行, from Japanese 銀, from Middle Chinese 銀, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur — silver.
貯蓄銀行 (Chinese): savings bank
Definitions
- savings bank
Ancestry of “貯蓄銀行”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 貯蓄銀行 | A savings bank, a thrift. Established under laws... |
| 2 | Japanese | 銀行 | a bank |
| 3 | Japanese | 銀 | silver |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 銀 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur | silver |