Where does “印紙税” come from?

印紙税 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 税, from Japanese 力, from Middle Chinese 力 — strength, power.

印紙税 (Japanese): stamp duty

Definitions

  1. stamp duty

Ancestry of “印紙税”, step by step

印紙税 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 税

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese税tax; the collection of grain from the commoners...
2Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
3Middle Chinese力strength, power

via Japanese 印紙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese印紙revenue stamp
Every word from Middle Chinese 力 →Every word from Japanese 力 →Every word from Japanese 税 →