Where does “maoism” come from?

maoism (English) comes from English Mao, from Mandarin 毛.

maoism (English): The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard

Definitions

  1. The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard

Ancestry of “maoism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMaofrom Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong
2Mandarin毛—

Words derived from “maoism”

Every word from Mandarin 毛 →Every word from English Mao →