Where does “闇市” come from?

闇市 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 闇, from Middle Chinese 闇.

闇市 (Japanese): a black market

Definitions

  1. a black market

Ancestry of “闇市”, step by step

闇市 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 闇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese闇the dark, darkness; darkness, the dark; a dark...
2Middle Chinese闇—

via Japanese 市

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese市market; city
2Old Japanese市—
Every word from Middle Chinese 闇 →Every word from Japanese 闇 →
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