Where does “Tenno” come from?

Tenno (German) comes from Middle Chinese てんのう, from Middle Chinese 天皇.

Tenno (German): tenno

Definitions

  1. tenno

Ancestry of “Tenno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseてんのう—
2Middle Chinese天皇—
Every word from Middle Chinese 天皇 →Every word from Middle Chinese てんのう →