Where does “比較文学” come from?

比較文学 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 比較, from Japanese 比 — the Philippines; ratio; compare to.

比較文学 (Japanese): comparative literature

Definitions

  1. comparative literature

Ancestry of “比較文学”, step by step

比較文学 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 比較

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese比較comparison; compare with, draw a comparison
2Japanese比the Philippines; ratio; compare to

via Japanese 文学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文学literature
Every word from Japanese 比 →Every word from Japanese 比較 →