Where does “旅行記” come from?

旅行記 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 記, from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.

旅行記 (Japanese): travelogue

Definitions

  1. travelogue

Ancestry of “旅行記”, step by step

旅行記 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 記

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese記a chronicle; chronicle, history, account, record;...
2Japanese文the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for...
3Middle Chinese文—

via Japanese 旅行

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese旅行travel, a trip, a journey, a voyage, a tour; to...
2Middle Chinese旅行—
Every word from Middle Chinese 文 →Every word from Japanese 文 →Every word from Japanese 記 →
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