Where does “benka” come from?

benka (Rukai) comes from Japanese 文化, from Middle Chinese 文化, from Middle Chinese 語.

benka (Rukai): culture

Definitions

  1. culture

Ancestry of “benka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese文化culture
2Middle Chinese文化the way of educating by using morality,...
3Middle Chinese語—
Every word from Middle Chinese 語 →Every word from Middle Chinese 文化 →Every word from Japanese 文化 →