Where does “共和国” come from?

共和国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 国, from Old Japanese 国.

共和国 (Japanese): republic

Definitions

  1. republic

Ancestry of “共和国”, step by step

共和国 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 共和

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese共和collaboration; cooperation; working together in...
2Middle Chinese共和—

Words derived from “共和国”

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