Where does “北軍” come from?

北軍 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 北, from Chinese Mandarin 北.

北軍 (Japanese): the Union Army

Definitions

  1. the Union Army

Ancestry of “北軍”, step by step

北軍 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 北

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese北north; the North; a northerly, north wind
2Chinese Mandarin北—

via Japanese 軍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese軍an army, corps; the armed forces, military;...
2Middle Chinese軍—
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 北 →Every word from Japanese 北 →
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