Where does “国際連合” come from?
国際連合 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 連合, from Japanese 連, from Middle Chinese 連.
国際連合 (Japanese): the United Nations
Definitions
- the United Nations
Ancestry of “国際連合”, step by step
国際連合 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 連合
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 連合 | union, alliance, combination; federate, unite,... |
| 2 | Japanese | 連 | take along, lead, join, connect; linking,... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 連 | — |
via Japanese 国際
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 国際 | The quality of being international |