Where does “偽名” come from?

偽名 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 名, from Middle Chinese 名 — name.

偽名 (Japanese): a pseudonym

Definitions

  1. a pseudonym

Ancestry of “偽名”, step by step

偽名 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 名

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese名name; reputation; famous, great, noted
2Middle Chinese名name

via Japanese 偽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese偽a falsehood, lie; a false statement
2Middle Chineseぎ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 名 →Every word from Japanese 名 →