Where does “生保” come from?

生保 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 保険 — insurance; fail-safe.

生保 (Japanese): life insurance

Definitions

  1. life insurance

Ancestry of “生保”, step by step

生保 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 保険

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese保険insurance; fail-safe

via Japanese 生命

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生命life; one's existence
Every word from Japanese 保険