Where does “兵士” come from?
兵士 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 兵, from Middle Chinese へい, from Middle Chinese 兵.
兵士 (Japanese): a soldier; a rank of a member of the Salvation...
Definitions
- a soldier; a rank of a member of the Salvation...
Ancestry of “兵士”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 兵 | a soldier; a war machine; a weapon; a battle, a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | へい | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 兵 | — |