Where does “野球” come from?
野球 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 野, from Middle Chinese 野.
野球 (Japanese): baseball; a baseball
Ancestry of “野球”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 野 | an area, field; the hidden part of a structure;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 野 | — |