Where does “公国” come from?

公国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 国, from Old Japanese 国.

公国 (Japanese): a duchy

Definitions

  1. a duchy

Ancestry of “公国”, step by step

公国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese国a land, a large place; a country in general, a...
2Old Japanese国—

via Japanese 公

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese公official, governmental; a European sovereign...
2Middle Chinese公—

Words derived from “公国”

Every word from Old Japanese 国 →Every word from Japanese 国 →