Where does “国会” come from?

国会 (Japanese) comes from Vietnamese quốc hội, from Chinese 國 — country; {{l|en|country}}.

国会 (Japanese): parliament; congress

Definitions

  1. parliament; congress

Ancestry of “国会”, step by step

国会 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese quốc hội

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesequốc hộiparliament, congress, legislature, national...
2Chinese國country; {{l|en|country}}

via Chinese 國會

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese國會Congress; National Assembly; Parliament; Diet

via Korean ^국회

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^국회—

Words derived from “国会”

Every word from Chinese 國 →Every word from Vietnamese quốc hội →