Where does “割引” come from?

割引 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 割り引く, from Japanese 割る — break; split; cut; separate.

割引 (Japanese): discount; to offer a discount, to reduce the...

Definitions

  1. discount; to offer a discount, to reduce the...

Ancestry of “割引”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese割り引くto discount (by 10 percent)
2Japanese割るbreak; split; cut; separate

Words derived from “割引

Every word from Japanese 割るEvery word from Japanese 割り引く
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