Where does “近未来” come from?

近未来 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 未来, from Japanese 来る, from Japanese 来, from Middle Chinese 來.

近未来 (Japanese): close future; near future

Definitions

  1. close future; near future

Ancestry of “近未来”, step by step

近未来 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 未来

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese未来the future; the future, one of the three...
2Japanese来るTo come; To come, to arrive
3Japanese来next, coming; since, in; to approach one's...
4Middle Chinese來—

via Japanese 近

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese近near; close; close; near
2Middle Chinese近—
Every word from Middle Chinese 來 →Every word from Japanese 来 →Every word from Japanese 来る →