Where does “標準語” come from?

標準語 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 語, from Chinese 語.

標準語 (Japanese): the standard language (of a country); in the context of Japan, standard Japanese

Definitions

  1. the standard language (of a country); in the context of Japan, standard Japanese

Ancestry of “標準語”, step by step

標準語 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 語

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese語a word, term; a proverb; language of, -ese, -ish
2Chinese語—

via Japanese 標準

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese標準standard, level, the mark, norm
Every word from Chinese 語 →Every word from Japanese 語 →
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