Where does “来京” come from?

来京 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 来, from Middle Chinese 來.

来京 (Japanese): coming to a capital

Definitions

  1. coming to a capital

Ancestry of “来京”, step by step

来京 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 来

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese来next, coming; since, in; to approach one's...
2Middle Chinese來—

via Japanese 京

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese京capital; Short for 東京; Short for 京都
2Middle Chinese京capital
Every word from Middle Chinese 來 →Every word from Japanese 来 →