Where does “혁명” come from?

혁명 (Korean) comes from Japanese 革命, from Middle Chinese 革命 — to switch from a ruling dynasty to a new one.

혁명 (Korean): revolution

Definitions

  1. revolution

Ancestry of “혁명”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese革命a revolution; a coup d'état; one of the sankaku...
2Middle Chinese革命to switch from a ruling dynasty to a new one
Every word from Middle Chinese 革命 →Every word from Japanese 革命 →