Where does “大学院生” come from?
大学院生 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 生, from Japanese 生き, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
大学院生 (Japanese): graduate student
Ancestry of “大学院生”, step by step
大学院生 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 生
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 生 | a raw, uncooked state; Short for 生ビール; live |
| 2 | Japanese | 生き | living; life, living; freshness |
| 3 | Japanese | 生く | to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or... |
via Japanese 大学院
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 大学院 | graduate school |
| 2 | Japanese | 大学 | a university; a college |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | だいがく | — |
Words derived from “大学院生”