Where does “防衛軍” come from?

防衛軍 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 軍, from Middle Chinese 軍.

防衛軍 (Japanese): defense force

Definitions

  1. defense force

Ancestry of “防衛軍”, step by step

防衛軍 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 軍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese軍an army, corps; the armed forces, military;...
2Middle Chinese軍—

via Japanese 防衛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese防衛defense, self-defense
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