Where does “県境” come from?
県境 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 境, from Middle Chinese 境.
県境 (Japanese): prefectural borders
Definitions
- prefectural borders
Ancestry of “県境”, step by step
県境 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 境
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 境 | region, environment; mental state; something that... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 境 | — |
via Japanese 県
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 県 | a type of administrative district, including 43 of the 47 prefectures of modern Japan, Chinese counties, French departments, etc |