Where does “電力” come from?

電力 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 力, from Middle Chinese 力 — strength, power.

電力 (Japanese): electricity

Definitions

  1. electricity

Ancestry of “電力”, step by step

電力 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 力

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese力strength; power; force; force; ability; capacity
2Middle Chinese力strength, power

via Japanese 電

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電lightning
2Middle Chinese電—

Words derived from “電力”

Every word from Middle Chinese 力 →Every word from Japanese 力 →