Where does “仁愛” come from?

仁愛 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 愛, from Old Japanese な, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

仁愛 (Japanese): benevolence, charity

Definitions

  1. benevolence, charity

Ancestry of “仁愛”, step by step

仁愛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 愛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese愛love; affection; tenderness
2Old Japaneseなany sharp and thin cutting implement: a blade,...
3Old Japaneseのplain, field
4Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 仁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese仁humanity; benevolence
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Old Japanese な →