Where does “異民族” come from?
異民族 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 異, from Japanese なる — to be achieved; to be completed.
異民族 (Japanese): foreign people
Definitions
- foreign people
Ancestry of “異民族”, step by step
異民族 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 異
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 異 | difference; change or disease, one of the four... |
| 2 | Japanese | なる | to be achieved; to be completed |
via Japanese 民族
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 民族 | people, race, ethnic group - people that have a... |