Where does “赤軍” come from?
赤軍 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 軍, from Middle Chinese 軍.
赤軍 (Japanese): the Red Army
Definitions
- the Red Army
Ancestry of “赤軍”, step by step
赤軍 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 軍
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 軍 | an army, corps; the armed forces, military;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 軍 | — |
via Japanese 赤
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 赤 | red; communism, socialism; a communist |