Where does “比率” come from?

比率 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 率, from Middle Chinese 率.

比率 (Japanese): ratio, proportion, percentage

Definitions

  1. ratio, proportion, percentage

Ancestry of “比率”, step by step

比率 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 率

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese率rate, ratio
2Middle Chinese率—

via Japanese 比

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese比the Philippines; ratio; compare to
Every word from Middle Chinese 率 →Every word from Japanese 率 →