Where does “請求書” come from?

請求書 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 書, from Middle Chinese 書.

請求書 (Japanese): a bill, a written statement of money owed

Definitions

  1. a bill, a written statement of money owed

Ancestry of “請求書”, step by step

請求書 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 書

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese書document; letter
2Middle Chinese書—

via Japanese 請求

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese請求a strong request; a demand, a claim on the basis...
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