Where does “連合” come from?

連合 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 連, from Middle Chinese 連.

連合 (Japanese): union, alliance, combination; federate, unite,...

Definitions

  1. union, alliance, combination; federate, unite,...

Ancestry of “連合”, step by step

連合 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 連

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese連take along, lead, join, connect; linking,...
2Middle Chinese連—

via Japanese 合

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese合0.18039 liters, equaling ten shaku or a tenth of...
2Middle Chinese合meet, unite

Words derived from “連合”

Every word from Middle Chinese 連 →