Where does “最恵国” come from?

最恵国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 国, from Old Japanese 国.

最恵国 (Japanese): most favored nation

Definitions

  1. most favored nation

Ancestry of “最恵国”, step by step

最恵国 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese国a land, a large place; a country in general, a...
2Old Japanese国—

via Japanese 恵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese恵恵, 慧 enlightenment; 恵, 慧 wisdom
2Japanese恵むto bless; to show mercy to

via Japanese 最

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese最most, greatest
2Proto-Indo-Europeansai-—
Every word from Old Japanese 国 →Every word from Japanese 国 →