Where does “研究所” come from?

研究所 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 所, from Middle Chinese 所.

研究所 (Japanese): research institute; laboratory

Definitions

  1. research institute; laboratory

Ancestry of “研究所”, step by step

研究所 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 所

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese所place; a place, a scene, a site; an address; a...
2Middle Chinese所—

via Japanese 研究

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese研究a piece of research, a study, investigation; to...
2Middle Chinese研究—
Every word from Middle Chinese 所 →Every word from Japanese 所 →
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