Where does “格闘技” come from?

格闘技 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 技, from Middle Chinese 技.

格闘技 (Japanese): a combat sport, such as boxing, judo, or...

Definitions

  1. a combat sport, such as boxing, judo, or...

Ancestry of “格闘技”, step by step

格闘技 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 技

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese技technique, art, skill
2Middle Chinese技—

via Japanese 格闘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese格闘the act of fighting each other; a fight or...

Words derived from “格闘技”

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