Where does “米国航空宇宙局” come from?
米国航空宇宙局 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 米国, from Japanese 国, from Old Japanese 国.
米国航空宇宙局 (Japanese): National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Definitions
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ancestry of “米国航空宇宙局”, step by step
米国航空宇宙局 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 米国
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 米国 | United States of America |
| 2 | Japanese | 国 | a land, a large place; a country in general, a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 国 | — |
via Japanese 局
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 局 | a court lady; a room in a palace, especially for... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 局 | — |
via Japanese 宇宙
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 宇宙 | the universe; outer space |