Where does “shogun” come from?

shogun (Polish) comes from English shogun, from Japanese 将軍, from Japanese 征夷大将軍, from Japanese 大将軍 — a commander in chief, "especially"; the head of a...

shogun (Polish): shogun

Definitions

  1. shogun

Ancestry of “shogun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshogunThe supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan
2Japanese将軍a commander of troops, "especially" of an...
3Japanese征夷大将軍a commander of an expeditionary force sent to...
4Japanese大将軍a commander in chief, "especially"; the head of a...
Every word from Japanese 大将軍 →Every word from Japanese 征夷大将軍 →Every word from Japanese 将軍 →