Where does “米ソ冷戦” come from?
米ソ冷戦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 米, from Middle Chinese 米.
米ソ冷戦 (Japanese): Cold War
Definitions
- Cold War
Ancestry of “米ソ冷戦”, step by step
米ソ冷戦 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 米
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 米 | rice husked grains of the Asian rice plant, one of the five grains |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 米 | — |
via Japanese ソ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ソ | — |
via Japanese 冷戦
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 冷戦 | the Cold War |