Where does “居留地” come from?

居留地 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 地, from Middle Chinese 地.

居留地 (Japanese): a settlement, a concession, a place of residence...

Definitions

  1. a settlement, a concession, a place of residence...

Ancestry of “居留地”, step by step

居留地 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 地

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese地earth, dirt; fabric, cloth; territory
2Middle Chinese地—

via Japanese 居留

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese居留a residence, especially in a foreign country; to...
2Middle Chinese居留—
Every word from Middle Chinese 地 →Every word from Japanese 地 →