Where does “貢” come from?

貢 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 貢ぐ — finance.

貢 (Japanese): tribute; support, a contribution

Definitions

  1. tribute; support, a contribution

Ancestry of “貢”, step by step

貢 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 貢ぐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese貢ぐfinance

via Middle Chinese 貢

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese貢—
Every word from Japanese 貢ぐ →