Where does “解決” come from?

解決 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 解, from Middle Chinese 解.

解決 (Japanese): solution, settlement; Progression from dissonance...

Definitions

  1. solution, settlement; Progression from dissonance...

Ancestry of “解決”, step by step

解決 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 解

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese解explanation; interpretation; solution; answer;...
2Middle Chinese解—

via Japanese 決

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese決to decide; decision
2Middle Chinese決—
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