Where does “安月給” come from?

安月給 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 安, from Middle Chinese 安.

安月給 (Japanese): low salary

Definitions

  1. low salary

Ancestry of “安月給”, step by step

安月給 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 安

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese安peace, ease; cheap
2Middle Chinese安—

via Japanese 月給

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese月給monthly income
Every word from Middle Chinese 安 →Every word from Japanese 安 →