Where does “通信網” come from?

通信網 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 網, from Japanese 編む — knit; braid; weave.

通信網 (Japanese): communications network

Definitions

  1. communications network

Ancestry of “通信網”, step by step

通信網 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 網

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese網net, netting; network
2Japanese編むknit; braid; weave

via Japanese 通信

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese通信communication; correspondence; news
2Chinese通信to correspond; to communicate
Every word from Japanese 編む →Every word from Japanese 網 →