Where does “ушу” come from?
ушу (Russian) comes from Chinese Mandarin 武術, from Japanese -術 — technique; art; -manship; art, technique.
ушу (Russian): wushu
Ancestry of “ушу”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 武術 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | -術 | technique; art; -manship; art, technique |