Where does “米国” come from?
米国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 国, from Old Japanese 国.
米国 (Japanese): United States of America
Definitions
- United States of America
Ancestry of “米国”, step by step
米国 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 国
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 国 | a land, a large place; a country in general, a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 国 | — |
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 國
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 國 | a land, a country |