Where does “途上国” come from?

途上国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 発展途上国, from Japanese 国, from Old Japanese 国.

途上国 (Japanese): developing country

Definitions

  1. developing country

Ancestry of “途上国”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese発展途上国developing country, emerging economy
2Japanese国a land, a large place; a country in general, a...
3Old Japanese国—
Every word from Old Japanese 国 →Every word from Japanese 国 →Every word from Japanese 発展途上国 →
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