Where does “期日前投票” come from?

期日前投票 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 前, from Middle Chinese 前.

期日前投票 (Japanese): casting a voting ballot prior to the established date of voting; early voting

Definitions

  1. casting a voting ballot prior to the established date of voting; early voting

Ancestry of “期日前投票”, step by step

期日前投票 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 前

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese前the front; the past; previous
2Middle Chinese前—

via Japanese 投票

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese投票voting; to cast a vote, to cast a ballot
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