Where does “西洋” come from?

西洋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 化, from Middle Chinese 化.

西洋 (Japanese): The West, western countries

Definitions

  1. The West, western countries

Ancestry of “西洋”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化-ization, -ification; action of making something...
2Middle Chinese化—

Words derived from “西洋”

Every word from Middle Chinese 化 →Every word from Japanese 化 →