Where does “国宝” come from?

国宝 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 国, from Old Japanese 国.

国宝 (Japanese): national treasure

Definitions

  1. national treasure

Ancestry of “国宝”, step by step

国宝 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese国a land, a large place; a country in general, a...
2Old Japanese国—

via Japanese 宝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese宝treasure
Every word from Old Japanese 国 →Every word from Japanese 国 →