Where does “無党派層” come from?
無党派層 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 無党派, from Japanese 無 — nothing, nothingness; mu; the null set: neither...
無党派層 (Japanese): people who do not support any specific political party; swing voters
Definitions
- people who do not support any specific political party; swing voters
Ancestry of “無党派層”, step by step
無党派層 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 無党派
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 無党派 | independence, nonpartisanship |
| 2 | Japanese | 無 | nothing, nothingness; mu; the null set: neither... |
via Japanese 層
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 層 | layer |