Where does “동경” come from?

동경 (Korean) comes from Japanese 東京, from Vietnamese Đông Kinh, from Middle Chinese 東 — east.

동경 (Korean): yearning

Definitions

  1. yearning

Ancestry of “동경”, step by step

동경 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 東京

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese東京an eastern capital
2VietnameseĐông Kinha rural commune in Thái Bình, Vietnam
3Middle Chinese東east

via Middle Chinese 銅鏡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese銅鏡—
Every word from Middle Chinese 東 →Every word from Vietnamese Đông Kinh →Every word from Japanese 東京 →