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Where does “萬歲” come from?
萬歲 (Middle Chinese) comes from Old Chinese 萬歲.
Ancestry of “萬歲”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Chinese
萬歲
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Words derived from “萬歲”
banzai
万歳
만세
banzai
天皇陛下万歳
banzai charge
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