Where does “延長戦” come from?

延長戦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 延長, from Japanese 延, from Middle Chinese えん, from Chinese 銀圓 — Alternative form of 銀元／银元; round silver object,...

延長戦 (Japanese): An extra game of soccer, baseball, martial arts,...

Definitions

  1. An extra game of soccer, baseball, martial arts,...

Ancestry of “延長戦”, step by step

延長戦 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 延長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese延長An extension of length or period; lengthening; An...
2Japanese延to extend
3Middle Chineseえん—
4Chinese銀圓Alternative form of 銀元／银元; round silver object,...

via Japanese 戦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戦a battle, conflict, fight, war; a game, match; a...
2Middle Chinese戰—
Every word from Chinese 銀圓 →Every word from Middle Chinese えん →Every word from Japanese 延 →