Where does “кэндо” come from?
кэндо (Russian) comes from Japanese 剣道, from Japanese 剣, from Middle Chinese けん, from Middle Chinese 元.
кэндо (Russian): kendo
Ancestry of “кэндо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 剣道 | kendo |
| 2 | Japanese | 剣 | a sword, "especially" one with a double-edged... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | けん | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 元 | — |