Where does “既得権” come from?

既得権 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 権, from Middle Chinese 權.

既得権 (Japanese): vested right

Definitions

  1. vested right

Ancestry of “既得権”, step by step

既得権 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 権

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese権right to do something, authority
2Middle Chinese權—

via Japanese 既得

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese既得being vested
Every word from Middle Chinese 權 →Every word from Japanese 権 →