Where does “所得税” come from?

所得税 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 税, from Japanese 力, from Middle Chinese 力 — strength, power.

所得税 (Japanese): income tax

Definitions

  1. income tax

Ancestry of “所得税”, step by step

所得税 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 税

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese税tax; the collection of grain from the commoners...
2Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
3Middle Chinese力strength, power

via Japanese 所得

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese所得income
Every word from Middle Chinese 力 →Every word from Japanese 力 →Every word from Japanese 税 →