Where does “必勝” come from?

必勝 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 勝, from Middle Chinese 勝.

必勝 (Japanese): certain victory

Definitions

  1. certain victory

Ancestry of “必勝”, step by step

必勝 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 勝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese勝win
2Middle Chinese勝—

via Japanese 必

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese必must; necessary; without fail
Every word from Middle Chinese 勝 →Every word from Japanese 勝 →