Where does “自由戦士” come from?

自由戦士 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 戦士, from Middle Chinese 戰士.

自由戦士 (Japanese): a freedom fighter

Definitions

  1. a freedom fighter

Ancestry of “自由戦士”, step by step

自由戦士 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 戦士

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戦士a soldier, a combatant, a warrior
2Middle Chinese戰士—

via Japanese 自由

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自由free; flexible; freedom, liberty
2Middle Chinese自由—
Every word from Middle Chinese 戰士 →Every word from Japanese 戦士 →