Where does “興亡” come from?

興亡 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 亡, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

興亡 (Japanese): (esp. of a country) the rise and fall

Definitions

  1. (esp. of a country) the rise and fall

Ancestry of “興亡”, step by step

興亡 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 亡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese亡—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Japanese 興

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese興entertainment; pleasure; interest
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Chinese 亡 →