Where does “消費税” come from?
消費税 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 税, from Japanese 力, from Middle Chinese 力 — strength, power.
消費税 (Japanese): a tax added to the price when purchasing goods or...
Definitions
- a tax added to the price when purchasing goods or...
Ancestry of “消費税”, step by step
消費税 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 税
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 税 | tax; the collection of grain from the commoners... |
| 2 | Japanese | 力 | strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 力 | strength, power |
via Japanese 消費
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 消費 | consumption, expenditure; consume, spend, use |